Influenced by the Empire of Egypt, a mixture of chiffon’s, silks, whimsical pleats and neoprene hit the runways. The prints exhibit fertility of the Nile blossoms and the deep shades of the Sahara Desert. Each garment exemplified power and strength with a a delightful touch of femininity. I’m into the details (cause they matter) and I took notice to the …
Jay Godfrey’s SS2015 Presentation was quite a lovely juxtaposition. There were a lot of laces mixed in with metallics which is definitely something new. It had a bit of a bohem trendy look with some pieces while others were very much more editorial making for a more overall cohesive collection when going from day to night. Godfrey described the collection…
I am a huge Honor fan. Designer Giovanna Randall always stays true to her aesthetic. Her designs are always very well tailored, whimsical with a quirky element here and there. This collection was perfectly in sync with her previous SS2014 collection as well. What Randall does so effortlessly is whimsy and almost fairytale like pieces. Those are the ones that…
Today I had the honor of attending the Seventh Annual Supima Design Competition at New York Fashion Week Lincoln Center. Supima is America’s luxury cotton founded in 1954 and designers clamor to use it for their designs given its ultra soft quality. In 2008 Supima began an annual design competition to give up and coming designers a place to showcase…
It’s HERE! Today is my first day of shows for New York Fashion Week! Today Fashion Steele NYC is covering Cute Circuit, Supima, Jay Godfrey, Tadashi Shoji, HONOR, Meskita and then checking out the Old Navy + Joe Zee (of ELLE Magazine) Event. The day is sure to be jam packed and I wont have time for a break so…
[portfolio_slideshow size=full] This morning I was invited to attend Harlem’s Fashion Row Blogger Breakfast! I have always admired HFR and founder Brandice Henderson-Daniel and everything they’ve done for the community as well as for fashion. Being a Harlem resident it’s pretty awesome what they’ve done to put Harlem Fashion on the map as well as giving designers of color a…
