The ad campaign stars Lapina, Siri Tollerod, Lindsey Wixson, and Daphne Groeneveld posing in a photo booth. Check it out and see for yourself if you can spot Madonna’s influence and dance moves.

This ‘urban symphony’ transforms human actions and street objects into beats that harmoniously compose a grand audio and visual composition. The film emphasizes the ideas of ‘point of contact’, ‘human identity’ and notion of ‘live footprints’.

SURFACE is a part of UND-VIS, a thesis project for MFA Design and Technology, Parsons The New School for Design.

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250 guests came to celebrate Ann Yee’s Fall/Winter Collection 2010 Video LookBook Launch event at Tribeca Grand Hotel. Inspired by abstract expressionist painter Cy Twombly’s color pallete and technique, Ann loves to create layered movement in her pieces where certain colors are allowed to shine through. Her collection’s interplay of bright colors, like red, green and yellow, against a muted Fall palette of shades of grey, beige, burgundy, and black expresses a downtown New York edge with uptown sophistication.

Draped silk tops, skirts and dresses create flowy silhouettes that complement the female body. Ann Yee enjoys to fuse unique details into her garments like zippers, finishes and an open V-back.

Ann Yee made her launch party a visual experience with wall-to-wall projections and a live performance by Oberhofer. The video lookbook captured each garment in it’s appropriate urban setting in the designer’s neighborhood of Downtown Manhattan.

Her new collection will be available at EVA New York on the Bowery, Albertine in the West Village and krisTEES in Astoria. We should definitely keep an eye on designer Ann Yee, as there seems to be so much more to come.

For more information, please visit http://annyeecollection.com/

Vassilios Kostetsos presented a beautiful collection, filled with color and life, at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Inspired by Eros, the god of Love, Vassilios captured passion and love in every piece and all the detailing in his Fall 2010 line.

Everything is fair in love and war! Armed with heavy ordnance, like upper arm bracelets, leather details, strong shoulders and metallic belts, the collection revealed the energy of the modern woman and man. His color palette symbolizes war and love in it’s endless battle, with reds, royal blues, blacks, nude tones and shiny metallics.

His extravagant combination of various fabrics and embellishments included satin, chiffon, patent and snake print leather, sequins, and flowers was overwhelming. The collection played with so many different materials and elements that worked so well together and told such a beautiful story – “Love unconquered in the battle”.

Inspired by Hansel and Gretel as a dark fairy tale, the stage was set with lace topped trees adorning the walls for Twinkle by Wenlan’s Fall/Winter 2010 Collection. As the music began to play, the audience was taken to a place that brought each of the characters to life in the tale.

Shades of moss, olive green, mustard yellow, and many other deep beautiful colors created a palette reminiscent of a tale set in a forest. Shiny on matte, geometric prints, sheer fabrics and vintage wool made it’s way through the collection to create pieces that told the tale perfectly.

Short looks dominated the runway in prints and silhouettes that flattered. Chunky knits and collars, along with layered pieces, gave a 3-dimensional feel to some of the pieces. Skinny pants, paired with gorgeous coats, hooded tops and sweaters, and dresses, remind us how easy it is to look beautiful in the Fall.

The tale was told and I was enchanted!

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The Fall/Winter 2010 collection, by Tia Cibani, consisted of a palette of delicious colors that included mulberry, chickory, clover and ginger, to name a few. Combinations of silk, leather, chiffon, tweed and knits created gorgeous silhouettes with unusual shapes that accented the female body beautifully.

Inspired by the theme of past meets future, it’s easy see how Cibani combined classic styles with a futuristic look throughout the collection. A unique combination of draped fabrics, embellishments, and accessories portrayed her theme perfectly.

DESIGNERS:

ARDISTIA

SHAUNTELE

JOHNATHAN KAYNE

Above Photos by Natsuko
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Jewelry by Lisa Linhardt

Shauntele, Marcy, Philip Pelusi, Sonja, Johnathan, Elisha, and Ardistia

Fashion Stylist: Engie Hassan of EngieStyle
www.engiestyle.com

Shoes: Shoegasm
www.shoegasm.com
and EngieStyle‘s proprietary collection

Hair: By Tela Design Studio, A Philip Pelusi Salon
www.telanyc.com

Live Performance by Nathan Morris
www.nathanmorris.net

DJ – Brocktologist
www.myspace.com/brocktologist

Makeup:
Susan Donoghue, www.susandonoghue.com
Samantha Lennon, www.samanthalennon.com
Angel Gabrielle

Wine: Doña Paula Winery, www.donapaula.com.ar

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Jennifer Danilchick, Jeffrey Reltz, Philip Pelusi, Alex Beitler, Sheryl Graham, Helena Herrera, Linda Hastrich, Rene Melchor, Rick Weaver, Saira Toppin, Toni Russo, Ashley Crossman, Chris Wilmer, Joan Cear, Eddie Ubu, Rebecca Santiago, Daniel Saynt

Produced by The Women’s Mafia: Marcy Clark, Elisha Dang and Sonja Leix

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Catalan designer Toni Francesc’s Spring 2010 Show “Water’s Mood” at New York Fashion Week was inspired by the poetry of water: “Water is life and consciousness, and its states create parallels with our moods.”

The collection represented water by using flowing silhouettes of silk and shades of whites, greys, greens and blues. Dresses, blouses and skirts were elaborately draped with smooth folds creating waves and layers of fabric on the models. The blue dress, which stood out the most, was made of long flowing layers of chiffon that made the model look like she was driving down the runway on top of a wave. Vests and short jackets completed some of the outfits that were very elegant and wearable.

We had the opportunity to go backstage after the show and to meet Toni Francesc to congratulate him on his collection.

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The Spring 2010 collection by Alexandre Herchcovitch, the brand’s new creative director, reminds us what it’s like to be feminine and playful. Each of the swimsuit designs was an architectural masterpiece that would make any woman feel glamourous wearing them. It is easy to see how he took his inspiration of the Brazilian lifestyle and the charm and elegance of lingerie to create his first line for Rosa Chá.

Beautiful crystal appliqué adorned bandeaus, dresses, shorts and high waisted bikinis were reminiscent of the 1950s pin-up girl. The complimentary pieces that matched the suits easily could take a woman from a day at the beach to an evening out on the town.

You can imagine yourself on a beachfront in Brazil when you see the beautiful striped layered swimsuits, strapless dresses, and coordinating pieces that would compliment any woman’s body.

The most intricate pieces combined vibrant orange and yellow tresses to create beautiful bikinis, monokinis and one piece swimsuits. The detail on the pieces was artistically created with figure flattering shapes and patterns.

The collection’s bright colors, stripes, and incredible detailing define what it is to be feminine and beautiful. It’s not going to be hard to feel glamourous at the beach next year!