My Favorite Designer 3: Vivienne Tam Fall/Winter 2010 Presentation at the Mercer Street Flagship, New York – the Pride of Hong Kong

March 7, 2010 in Autumn/Winter, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, New York, Oriental, Slideshow, Vivienne Tam

Undoubtedly Vivienne Tam is well-known to the world for her East-meets-West fashion sense especially to New Yorkers, as Tam moved to New York in 1982 where she thrived on the excitement and energy of the fashion world after attending college to study fashion design in Hong Kong. Despite the fact that New York has become a home for her, Tam’s a native daughter of Hong Kong where she had lived with her parents who fled China for Hong Kong till she graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Growing up in the unique atmosphere of the then British colony of Hong Kong with its combination of Chinese and Western influences’ inspired Tam’s East-meets-West style. Season after season, Vivienne Tam draws inspiration from her Chinese heritage to create distinctive clothing that blends the best of both Eastern and Western cultures. In 1995, Tam sparked controversy with her “Mao” collection. The designs depicted the former Chinese Communist Party leader in unusual and humorous ways, such as with his hair in pigtails or with a bee on his nose. While alienating and offending her Chinese customers, Tam made waves in the US, as Americans lauded the provocative collection. In 1997, her “Buddha” collection excited similar interest and controversy.

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My Favorite Designer 1: Anna Sui at New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 – Aestheticism in Typical Sui Fashion

February 24, 2010 in Anna Sui, Autumn/Winter, Bohemian Chic, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, New York, Seasons, Slideshow

Anna Sui has always been one of my top favorite designers over all these years. Though I missed her show last Thursday that was the 7th day of New York Fashion Week because I am currently in Europe, my passion for Sui’s design has urged me to write about the collection. Only by seeing the pictures can remind me of a typical Anna Sui collection that couldn’t have possibly come from anyone else. I saw many similarities between this Fall/Winter 2010 and other seasons such as Fall/Winter 2008 and 2009 collections. Art nouveau esque aestheticism has exercised an enormous influence in shaping a typical Sui look, which is full of art deco motifs with tons of patterns and handmade touches and American Indian ethnic feel. We love seeing how Anna Sui keeps her stylistic integrity and never stops marching to the beat of her own drum, but always remains relevant and gorgeous. In this post you are gonna see lots of prints and decoration as well as a summary of some distinctive designs mostly found in her collections. After all, like what makeup master Pat Mcgrath said, “Anna is talking about arts, crafts and colors, and lots of decoration.”

Feature 1: Lots of prints and colors to accent the look with the handcrafted chunky necklaces and fur trimmed boots adding a touch of American Indian/Bohemian ethnic style as a whole
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My 10 Best in the "Big Four" Fashion Weeks Spring/Summer 2010…. what about yours??

January 20, 2010 in Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Brands, Celine, Chanel, Christian Dior, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Week, Gucci, Lanvin, London, Louis Vuitton, Milan, Miu Miu, New York, Paris, Prada, Seasons, Slideshow, Spring/Summer, Valentino

Before the closing of the season, I wanna share with you my 10 best in the “Big Four” Fashion Weeks 2010 spring/summer. What about yours??

#01 Bottega Veneta, the Detail

The organza red carpet gown in red best elucidates the aesthetics in a subtle manner. Love it!!

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