Yes, collegiettes, the famed week is upon us yet again! This time around designers present their Spring/Summer 2012 collections for our hungry eyes, and as Style Editor I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a few of these shows so far. This blog post will cover the shows at the divine Milk Studios in Chelsea, including the lines of Faster by Mark Fast, Erin Fetherston, Alejandro Ingelmo and Pamela Love. All photos are by yours truly.
Courtesy of Alison Brod PR, I had the pleasure of going backstage for the Faster by Mark Fast show as well as seeing the presentation. It was a frenzy of models in and out of makeup, colorful hair extensions, body paint, and the skin-tight, woven Mark Fast creations. In pastel hues that look as if spilled directly from that one section of the crayon box, Fast created a line designed for accentuation. Well-placed holes skimmed up and down legs and curves, inviting only the most daring wear to don them. Though I question the overall practicality of some of the garments, they were certainly fun to look at, especially on the rotating platform on which the models stood. For all backstage and presentation photography extravaganza, check the slideshow below!
Designer Erin Fetherston, known for a sweetheart look, maintained this perspective with her Spring/Summer 2012 collection. With a color palette of pink, orange, white, and black offset with floral patterns, butterflies, and lace, Fetherston’s collection was a girly throwback to the early 1960s, further suggested by the Motown girl-group soundtrack of the presentation. Don’t get me wrong, the collection was still modern, with fashionably shapeless pieces intermixed with lace blouses, a shine of sequins here and there and, of course, impossibly high heels in nudes, blacks, and reds. To view the collection, see the slideshow below.
Shoe designer Alejandro Ingelmo found spring in metallics, nudes, and patent leathers. His strappy stilettos and pumps were displayed on pedestals as works of art. Ones that caught my eye in particular were the nude woven pumps, a sassy barrage of leather squares, and the silver metallic stilettos with a platform heel, straps that cross up the ankle, and a zipper down the back.
Last but not least is jewelry designer Pamela Love’s collection, giving off a southwest/safari vibe with intricate silver cuffs, sharp, triangular rings and hand pieces, and thick, tribal beading. I especially loved the turquoise and silver cuff with sharp triangular detailing and the silver cuff designed almost like a sharply geometic web, to be worn on the forearm.