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#NYFW Cheat Sheet: Costello Tagliapietra

Jessica Lapidos — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:44:51 +0000

On the second floor of MILK Studios (the oft preferred alternative to Lincoln Center), newlyweds Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapetra showed their Fall 2012 collection in a rush of coral reef-like prints and soothing colored draping. Having been together 17 years, their marriage didn’t change anything too drastically. In fact, the were in love before they went into business. In such happiness, they also give back to Mama Earth by using AirDye to color their fabrics; they don’t use water, which typically harbors toxins and releases them into water sources. Wich such positivity in their world, Jeffery’s watercolor paintings of chrysanthemums blossomed into a Costello Tagliapietra collection that delights.

Color palette: Burnt orange and browns with deep ocean green-blues and multi-sided lavender and pink.
Mood: Underwater life meets 30′s draping and Beetlejuician intentions. It’s a kind of comfort that can keep uptown chic.
Statement Pieces: Patterned jumpsuit, done.
Front Row Name Drops: Patrick McDonald, the dandiest of the dandy.
Runway Music: The MisShapes

Full Color Spectrum of Spring Fashion Week

Jessica Lapidos — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:25:34 +0000

Amongst the bevy of busy prints that has shaped this fashion week, we’ve noticed how equally represented Roy G. Biv has been. These shades, however, are unique to now, with a sense of vibrancy. According to designers in the Big 4: New York, London, Milan and Paris, it’s going to be a colorful Spring. Taste the rainbow.

Anatomy of a Handbag: NYFW Spring 2012

Lester Brathwaite — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:34:15 +0000

Now that the swarms of photogs, editors, bloggers, stylists and what-have-yous have descended on Milan Fashion Week, we here at FashionIndie can finally take some time out to reflect on the hectic week that was New York Fashion Week by rifling through our still bursting bags. Nothing tells the details of debauchery like the contents of a lady’s purse.

Amanda‘s Bag, Rebecca Minkoff Morning After Bag

1. Tilly & William Armer

2. House keys/coke spoons

3. Wallet

4. Makeup bag with assorted contents: MAKE UP FOR EVER Duo Mat Powder Foundation, Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer, Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional, Benefit Cosmetics Play Stick, Lancôme Le Crayon Khol Eyeliner, Dolce & Gabbana Lip Gloss, Benefit Cosmetics Big Beautiful Eyes, Smith’s Rosebud Salve, Shiseido Shimmering Rouge

5. Rebecca Minkoff Morning After Bag

6. Business card for Time Will Tell Watches

7. Other assorted business cards

8. M.Patmos cheat sheet

9. Norma Kamali 3D glasses and lookbook

10. Front row seat card for Anne Bowen

11. Sunglasses

12. KAUFMANFRANCO lookbook

13. Broken POS Apple Earphones

14. Hugo Naturals French Lavender Hand Sanitizer

15. Sephora makeup brushes

16. FashionIndie Mixtape Vol. 4

17. Hand creme from some gift bag

18. FashionIndie stickers

19. iPhone 4

20. Piazza Sempione tote

21. Macbook

22. Go green wireless phone charger

23. Concept Korea lookbook

24. Lemon-Lime Emergen-C

#NYFW Round-Up: FashionIndie’s Faves from New York Spring 2012

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:00:36 +0000

There’s a definite consensus around the FashionIndie office regarding this season at the tents: lackluster. Gone was the excitement and the thrill of the new and in its stead stood a circus comprised of the old guard impatiently appraising the crop of would-be streetstyle stars and the army of bloggers hanging about as they waded through the muck of the nameless and the irrelevant to find a collection onto which to pin their ever-dwindling hopes . Still, there were a few shows that set the five barely-beating hearts of FashionIndie racing and had our backs aching to be clothed in their bright and bold designs.

Sam‘s Faves

Prabal/Style.com

- Ralph Lauren: “For the ostrich feather boas.”

- Diane von Furstenberg: For handing out little American flags in honor of 9/11 and for making an outfit that anyone could wear.

- Prabal Gurung: “For using one print 100 ways, and also for clever cutouts.”

- 3.1 Phillip Lim: ”For his tasty sherbert color palette.”

- The Row: “For dressing the old ladies that the Olsen twins were born to be.”

Vena Cava for Uniqlo Launches Tomorrow: Sneak Peek Here

Jessica Lapidos — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:49:27 +0000

Some fashion news we can afford to hear about: Vena Cava for Uniqlo launches tomorrow! The much anticipated collaboration kicks off May 12th, at the Uniqlo in Soho tomorrow with the delicate beauty you’d expect from the design duo of Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai. They’ve mixed their soft eye with the technologically advanced and well-priced fabrications of the major Japanese brand.

This collaboration is part of Uniqlo’s initiative to celebrate New York designers. Costello Tagliapietra and Charlotte Ronson have launched collabs there in the last month, and we saw Philip Lim there over the winter.

Each piece is no more than $29.90 – a freaking steal for any of these coveted designers! So thanks Uniqlo for making their stunning aesthetic available for a price that doesn’t jeopardize our first borns.

Check out the line at Uniqlo.

Costello Tagliapietra A/W 2011

Lester Brathwaite — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:21:35 +0000

Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra wanted to turn back time. In their show notes, the design duo remarked that they were in a New York — 17 years ago — state of mind. The result was a bright, flouncy collection that evoked the spirit of the 90s while remaining classically feminine.

The “unique and fun way” people dressed those 17 years ago when Costello met Tagliapietra was the inspiration for fall. Their palette veered effortlessly from vermilion to saffron, grey to mint and most dramatically to a blue sequined print utilizing the eco-friendly,waterless Airdye technique. This procedure allowed the designers to mix and match colors and paint stripes over the sequins, making for a fun Technicolor dreamcoat effect.

Dresses were draped beautifully, creating a romantic sort of movement through the models’ skirts as they strolled around the runway at Milk Studios. The jersey gowns were perhaps the strongest suggestion of the 1990s; grey, floor-length and long-sleeved, they would have been austere if not for a dramatic bit of cowl neck here or an expert gathering there.

Alpaca fur was used sparingly and perhaps unnecessarily, but the collection as a whole provided a strong testament to dressing in a “unique and fun way,” and could inject a little life into any woman’s wardrobe.

Photo: Style.com

PLAYLIST: Celebrites Tell Us Their Favorite Prom Songs

McArthur Joseph — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:35:58 +0000

So Prom is TOMORROW! I hope you bought your ticket because this is going to be so major. If you haven’t you can buy your tickets here. While we are still in the prom spirit, we’ve asked a few of our favorite celebs,who will be in attendance tomorrow night, what are their favorite songs for prom. Keep reading to see the picks…

-McArthur Joseph, Part Time Fashion Blogger/Full Time Badass: The Temptation: Shout

Ok so the energy of this song is just so epic and when it played at my senior prom I lost my mind

-Daniel Saynt, Fashion Indie Founder: Vitamin C – Graduation Song (Friends Forever)

This is the biggest cop out I have ever read boss. (I’m so getting fired)

- Jeffrey Costello &Robert Tagliapietra, Designers: Thompson Twins- If You Were Here & Killing Joke- Eighties

I would love to go to these guys’ prom

-Geordon, from the Misshapes: Mazzy Star-Fade Into You

It’s so grungy and unconventional, but I would rock out to it at prom.

-Julie Henderson & Julie Ordon, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models: The Righteous Brothers-Unchained Melody& Billy Idol- Dancing With Myself

So retro yet still amazing.

-Paul Johnson Calderon, Star Of CW’s High Society: Alphaville-Forever Young

This is such a classic and a great last song.

-Stefanie Skinner, Publicist/Star of Bravo’s Kell On Earth - Time After Time- Cyndi lauper

I just want to dance around like Romy & Michelle did at their HS reunion when I here this.

-Julie Frakes, Papermag Blogger: Jeremy Jay- Slow Dance

Indie pop at its greatest

-Steven Rojas, Tastemaker: Talking Heads- This Must Be Place

An 80′s love song….You know it’s perfect for any prom then.

-Lindsay Luv, Celebrity DJ: Sisqo- The Thong Song

Obviously every good girl’s prom anthem

Costello Tagliapietra For Uniqlo? The Collaboration That’s Coming to the US

Saynt — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:39:26 +0000

The twin bear designers behind Costello Tagliapietra have been hard at work on a collection for Uniqlo. Unfortunately, like the collections with Jil Sander and Alexander Wang we’ll have to wait for this one. Expect it to hit Uniqlo’s New York City store May 20th. Check out the full collection.

RANDOM COOL: Costello Tagliapietra Metal Heels

Adrien Field — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:15:43 +0000

Spotted these shoes on the Costello Tagliapiertra runway. They remind me of something Pepper Potts (aka Iron Man’s chicklet) might wear. Love them.

LINKAGE: Would You Wear the Metal Heels at Costello Tagliapietra?

NY Fashion Week: Costello Tagliapietra

Rebecca Alexander — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:00:16 +0000

According to the Fashionista girls, there was more “stumbling, tripping, stomping, walking the wrong direction on the runway” then anything else on the runway. But the collection was very feminine and wearable, all but the, what seems like 10inch, Manolo Blahnik heals worn by the girls, and the ill-matched biker helmets worn by Agy and some of the other models.

Thanks Fashionista for the pics