Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Two lucky so-and-so’s from the graduating class of the Parsons School of Design will get the internship of a lifetime thanks to a partnership with luxury conglomerate PPR and the website, The Fancy.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Leather stripped body jewelry is quite on point. In fact, it’s pure bliss. After five years of designing handbags, Bliss Lau began draping her leather scraps on an old mannequin from her Parsons days. What formed were skirts, shirts, vests, arm pieces, of leather strips connected by chains, that move with the shape of the human body. Using her learned eco-friendly bag-making techniques, she constructs extremely versatile and incredibly unique body adornments. See how they sway on spinning ballerinas in this stunning film.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
With reminiscent yet forward thinking silhouettes, Suzanne Rae understands the modern young sophisticate, because she is one. The Parsons grad has worked art galleries as well as ateliers in Milan. Now she makes her first samples out of her Brooklyn home as she teams up with local artists for prints and proudly produces with sustainable fabrics in the Garment Center of NYC. With Brooklyn based filmmaker Alexandra Roxo, the Spring 2012 collection awakens in the heart of the forest and the pure.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Jonathan Simkhai has got the eye. While perusing the better part of his Spring 2012 collection on the Lower East Side at A. Turen (neon tweed with mesh insets, multi texture mullet tees, sheer panelled maxis), store owner Ashley Turen tells me about how once his collection arrived at the store, he spent five hours merchandising the store and tricking out the displays. He’s well involved with his stockists, and is making clothes that want to be worn. A NY native, he got the fashion itch at 14, worked retail on the buying front, continued onto Parsons & FIT, and now at 26, he’s designing salaciously wearable collections. See a taste of Spring and Fall ’12 here.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
LOOKBOOKS.com contributor Gabriel Rocha interviews photographer Nick Turner about his work and inspirations. Read the rest of the story and see the gallery after the jump.
Born in a family where the matriarch was an artist and both parents had the artistic vein, Nick Turner was surrounded by artistic expression, the things that make him who is is today. Born in Boston, Nick grew up in Maine and was home schooled until age 15. His next adventure was in France to continue his studies, where he remained until he concluded his Baccalaureate at the International School of Toulouse.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- Rumors of Maxime Simoens’ departure from Leonard may be just that. Backstage at the Leonard show, Simoens had this to say: “There is nothing to comment because we are in negotiations. For the moment, nothing is happening. So when something happens, we’ll talk about it.” [WWD]
- Parsons took on FIT in their annual student designer competition, the Fusion Fashion Show, with Parsons strutting home the victor. [Paper]
- Brazilian hoofer Caroline Trentini editorially jumped the broom this weekend, marrying photographer Fabio Bartelt. [Made in Brazil]
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
For Christmas this year, Santa slipped down my chimney Tim Gunn‘s handy dandy tome on all things classy, A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style. Perhaps the big man was trying to tell me something, but I nonetheless was eager to explore what words of dry wit and wisdom Ms. Gunn had to share with me. Taking a break from making his usual acerbic asides and berating the brash hopefuls of Project Runway – with a little help from Parsons colleague and co-writer Kate Moloney – Gunn tells you how to get the most out of your wardrobe and, of course, how to “make it work.”
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Welcome to our month of Fashion Education. To start you off in the right direction, let’s examine your choice of design university, or more importantly, the fashion schools of choice. Certain alma maters produce an exceptional level of talent, consistently. Let us see where you stand, and who stands out as your alumni and professors. (Note: we are only looking at schools that speak English. Paris has burned.)
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Stefani and Natali Germanotta, known to the world as Lady Gaga and — in some parts of the world — Baby Gaga, are reportedly in talks to launch their own fashion line that will be — get this — “relatively normal and wearable.” In the Gagaverse, “normal” and “wearable” are always relative, but when the standard is a sheer Mugler bodysuit perched atop a 12-in tranny heel, how normal and wearable can we possibly get?
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Satya Twena didn’t fall into design by mistake. Raised in an eclectic family of artists, the appetite to create was in her blood from the very beginning. After years working in the interior design business, Satya decided to test the waters of the fashion industry after realizing her great love for millinery. Lucky for us, her architecturally-inspired hats designed with experimental materials are truly wearable art. I got the chance to sit down with Satya and chat about her family history, vertical inspiration and the rise of the fascinator.
