New York Fashion Week: Rosa Cha

Models “walked on water” as they strut their sexy swim suits down the runway. The runway gave the illusion that the models were gracefully walking on water. The collection consisted of typical swimwear pieces: the sexy one-piece, the body-baring bikini, and a sheer cover. It was the color palette of pretty salmon, pistachio, and white with the occasional eye-popping pattern of shapes that captures the eye. Although designer Amir Slama used soft colors and the typical swimsuit pieces, it was the detail of the designs that stood out. Slama used luxurious embellishments, such as Swarovski crystals that adorned the straps of some of the pretty-colored bikinis. Leather belts, big cuffs, and metal rings also served as great accessories that highlighted the lovely simplicity of the collection. Slama also used subtle folds that emphasized the structured swimwear of his collection. Slama used subtle amounts of sexiness from his Sao Paolo roots to create a swimwear that was both sexy and pretty and sure to be a hit on the beach this upcoming spring and summer.
-Grace Yu

New York Fashion Week: Erin Fetherston

Using white and pale pastels with occasional sequined pieces and puffs of chiffon, Erin Fetherston’s Spring/Summer 2009 collection was a light and airy take on spring. Sheer fabrics and muted cotton-candy colors created a whimsical and romantic collection that was reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe’s soft floral paintings or cotton-candy clouds drifting in the sky.

The models and the clothing were innocently beautiful. Makeup artist Bobbi Brown made the models look fresh-faced with minimal makeup showing off their luminescent skin while their hair was pulled back into a tight ponytail. The first half of the collection consisted of simple pieces, such as tiered chiffon tops paired with sequined miniskirts and light-weight pants. However, the latter half of the collection was refreshingly girly with oversized fabric flowers on almost every dress that was reminiscent of Fetherston’s previous collections.

The frothy collection stays true to Fetherston’s feminine, dreamy designs of the past. Celebrity fans of Fetherston’s collections are Kirsten Dunst and Zooey Dechanel.
-Grace Yu

New York Fashion Week: Jordache

It’s always fun to check out a denim line’s more casual fashion show. On Monday night, Jordache brought a very retro vibe to the Metropolitan Pavilion, complete with skintight denim and “Billie Jean” remix.

The girls sported big hair, red lipstick, patent pumps and gold jewelry against their electric body suits and high-waist jeans. There were silver bandeaus, sleeveless jumpers, tie-dye logo tees with bright pink acid-wash skinny jeans. To the delight of the audience, all the male models were shirtless, sporting straight-leg and carpenter skinny jeans in dark washes.

We especially liked the edgy black and grey denim with side zips, the slouchy off-the-shoulder tees, and the high-waist skirts. But the show stealer was the “Litewear” at the end: a series of tees each with one lit-up word spelling “You Got the Look” as each model strutted down the runway.

The Metropolitan Pavilion is the headquarters for LIVEstyle Entertainment and HFM U.S.’s Style360 fashion week. Keep checking back for reports from more Style360 shows!
-Grace Bahk

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New York Fashion Week: Alexandre Herchcovitch

The Brazilian infiltrated New York City's Fashion Week with a collection that was a very interesting and complex mix of feminine and masculine. The feminine elements came in soft chiffon and ruffles and the masculine came in military inspired pieces. This softness contrasted with harder military elements made for a very thrilling and surprising show. However, it's still up for debate how wearable Herchcovitch's styles will be this spring.
-Kelsey Bristow