Cynthia Cheng Mintz It comes to no surprise that Carolina Herrera’s Fall/Winter 2011 collection cries out lady-like elegance, from formal evening gowns to shorter pieces that are more appropriate daytime. Unlike the more casual or younger looking lines, the pieces are more much more pleasing to the eye. This definitely tells us her experience – […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Neutrals seem to rule this season, though there were some colourful pieces at Max Azria‘s show Sunday afternoon. Though the show opened with several shapeless, tent like dresses that looked like they needed belting, it eventually moved away from that, with many gorgeous ensembles that would warm up anyone in cooler weather. The “it” […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz While many designers are emphasizing colour for Fall/Winter 2011, Vivienne Tam decided to stick with what traditionally works best – plain darks. Her show opened with a dark runway, with the first few models wearing dark colours such as greys/blacks, especially for pants and skirts. Tops were a little more varied, with some […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz At Cynthia Rowley’s show Friday, green was definitely not absent. Half of her collection for Fall/Winter 2011 had at least some elements of the colour. In addition, many of the pieces truly had a cold weather vibe to it, as it appeared to be made from velvet from the perspective of an […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz One of the other shows livestreaming from New York Fashion Week was Luca Luca, a line that describes itself as a “high fashion women’s luxury lifestyle brand.” The show today definitely lived up to the standard. Instead of being funky like many lines try to be, they were staying with their Euro Chic […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz The first runway show of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was BCBGMaxAzria, who streamed their Fall/Winter 2011 collection online (Other shows streaming live include Marc Jacobs, Herve Leger as well as Michael Kors). There were some technical glitches just before the start, with the stream freezing for a few minutes, but after a refresh of […]
Meghna Lamore The Corner Bistro is a New York City institution. Nestled cozily on the corner of West 4th and Jane, just steps off of 8th Avenue, it’s a small, dingy and rather ramshackle place. It’s quite easy for a passer-by’s eye to slip right over the thin neon sign, and for his feet to […]
I can’t believe I didn’t find out until today, but affordable Canadian, fashion brand, Joe Fresh apparently signed a lease for a stand-alone store in New York at 510 Fifth Avenue (Fifth and 43rd area). The New York store will be the second stand-alone store. The first opened in Vancouver in the fall of 2010. […]
Meghna Lamore I’m a huge fan of flamenco, enjoying the New York Flamenco Festival as many years as I possibly could. The colours, the speed, the rhythm and the staccato percussion sweeps me away on a Spanish journey as few things can. It is with that in mind that I write today about Xunta, in […]
Meghna Lamore Being an animal lover, I longed to keep a cuddly, furry creature for almost as long as I lived in New York. However, tenant rules forbade me until I finally moved to a tiny one-bedroom (think a bachelor with a wall down at one end to “create” a one-bedroom) up in Harlem. It […]
