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Glitter Goes Downtown At Topshop Unique's Fall 2013 Show

Posted 2/17/13 2:32 pm EST by Liza Darwin in Designers, Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Models

Looks from Topshop Unique's Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week show.
Photo: Getty Images

Considering its celeb cult following, global customer base (ahem, the entire MTV Style staff included), and well-deserved rep for churning out uber-trendy, supercute goods time and again,Topshop is used to major hype happening loooong before the first model steps onto the runway. But this season the U.K. brand took things one step further, making its Fall/Winter Topshop Unique fashion show even more interactive than usual with Google Hangouts beforehand, streaming backstage access, and model cams on catwalkers like Cara Delevingne and Jourdan Dunn. Because we'd do practically anything for Topshop, we set our alarms for bright and early this morning (9 a.m. on a Sunday?! Bleghhh!) to watch the action as it was happening from London. Some highlights: getting up close and personal with Louis Tomlinson in the Hangout beforehand, spying on Demi texting in the front row pre-show, AND the ability to replay the whole thing over and over again. Oh, and THE CLOTHES.

Tags Cara Delevingne, Fashion Week, Jourdan Dunn, London Fashion Week, Topshop

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'The Hunger Games' Costume Designer Dishes On Inspiration And Jennifer Lawrence's Fire Dress In Exclusive Interview

Posted 2/13/13 9:00 am EST by Liza Darwin in Awards Shows, Costume Design, Designers, Interviews, Movies

A still from 'The Hunger Games.'
Photo: Murray Close/ 'The Hunger Games' official website

The road to Oscar weekend has been a long one— we've already made pit stops at The Screen Actors' Guild Awards, The Golden Globes, and others along the way— but there's still one more celebration that needs to happen before all the movie madness goes down on February 24. We're talking about the Costume Designers Guild Awards, where the creative geniuses behind the coolest clothes in film and TV get honored for their work. Obviously this is a HUGE DEAL, so to get psyched up for the event, we'll be chatting with nominees about the stories, inspiration, and challenges behind some of our absolute favorite outfits. Kicking off the series is Judianna Makovsky, who crafted all of the outfits in The Hunger Games, from Katniss' hunting look, to Effie Trinket's candy-colored frocks, to that iconic fire dress. Get the scoop below!

Tags Costume Design Guild, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscars, The Hunger Games

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J.Crew's Fall 2013 Fashion Week Presentation: Statement Solids And Life After The Pencil Skirt

Posted 2/12/13 2:32 pm EST by Gaby Wilson in Designers, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

J.Crew Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week presentation.
Photo: Getty Images

Virtually no one has taken the mixed print trend and run with it farther than J.Crew. Come at me with a competitor — I dare you. The Jenna Lyons/Mickey Drexler one-two sartorial punch has been wielding the pattern-heavy steez for season after season after season, and this morning's Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week presentation was no exception. With this collection, the brand is pushing their arsenal of prints, building on top of their go-to preppy brocade, houndstooth, and ditsy floral, adding nods to Moroccan zillij tiling, Turkish kilim rugs, and not shying away from the occasional animal print. The interesting part about this season, though, is that, with patterns being the new normal, J.Crew has seized this opportunity to make statements with solids. So much activity piled together begs for a moment of simplicity. Enter neon orange trousers. Or an over-sized clutch. Or a baby pink cable knit. Or classic point-toe pumps. Or...you get the idea.

Tags Fashion Week, J.Crew, New York Fall 2013 Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

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Karen Walker Fall 2013: Siouxsie Sioux With A Neon Twist

Posted 2/12/13 11:00 am EST by Liza Darwin in Designers, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

Looks from Karen Walker's Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week show.
Photo: Getty Images

A English punk soundtrack goes well with just about anything, but especially if you're lucky enough to be blasting it while rocking Karen Walker's boxy jackets, pleated skirts, and the rest of her Fall wares. The New Zealand designer's message came in loud and clear yesterday at her New York Fashion Week runway show, where she took cues from '70s punk rockers The Damned in her aptly titled "New Rose" collection (named after their 1976 single). Art school touches like dripping rose print motifs, highlighter yellow details and zig zag sweaters collided with collegiate staples such as pinafore dresses, slouchy socks and trench coats for an explosion of kooky cool that we want to inject into our closets immediately. Models worked messy ponytails and shaggy, mussed-up bobs as they strutted down the runway to Siouxsie Sioux and The Damned, upping the rebellious rock 'n roll ante in Walker's rad frames.

Tags Designers, Fashion Week, Karen Walker, New York Fashion Week, Siouxsie Sioux

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Mark McNairy Remixes The Big Top, Big Country, And Classic McNasty For Fall 2013

Posted 2/12/13 12:11 am EST by Gaby Wilson in Designers, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

Looks from Mark McNairy's Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week show.
Photo: Getty Images

If there's one collection that we consistently want to raid every New York Fashion Week, it's that of the designer godsend Mark McNairy. Hands down. Every season. His knack for refreshing wardrobe stand-bys like t-shirts, chinos, and oxfords (the namesake shirts AND shoes) is incredible. His ability to create pieces that are timeless and true to the McNasty spirit while also pumping out collections that look and feel new every single time is uncanny. We like to think that McNairy does this all with such unwavering success because he is built with a superhuman ability that allows him to pull unabashedly from a wealth of influences, sift it all through his distinct personality and filter of wit, then translate those nuggets of so many nebulous inspirations into one eclectic yet cohesive collection season after season after season.

Tags Fashion Week, Mark McNairy, New York Fall 2013 Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

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A$AP Rocky Walks In Hood By Air New York Fashion Week Show [Video]

Posted 2/11/13 5:47 pm EST by Gaby Wilson in Designers, Dudes, Fashion Week, Interviews, New York Fashion Week, Video

A$AP Rocky closes the Hood By Air Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week show.
Photo: MTV

We can't say that we explicitly knew that A$AP Rocky was going to be walking in yesterday's Hood By Air New York Fashion Week show, but we definitely had a feeling he'd be there in some major capacity. Rocky reps HBA in a very serious, born-from-blood type of way, from name-checking the label in lyrics — "Hood By Air, man, I started that" — to pilfering the brand's closet for nearly his entire "Long.Live.A$AP" music video wardrobe to creating the runway soundtrack for last season's Spring 2013 Hood By Air fashion show. Dat PMF made his allegiance and unequivocal support of HBA and the line's designer, Shayne Oliver, unmistakably clear by making an unannounced guest appearance, emerging from a cloud of dry ice fog to close out the Fall 2013 show.

Tags A$AP Rocky, Fashion Week, Hood By Air, New York Fall 2013 Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Shayne Oliver

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Rodebjer's Fall 2013 Presentation: A Swedish Fairytale Soundtracked By The Cardigans

Posted 2/10/13 11:19 am EST by Liza Darwin in Designers, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

Nina Persson performs at Rodebjer's Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week presentation.
Photo: Billy Farrell Agency

Even if you aren't familiar with Rodebjer quite yet, you soon will be. The Swedish label is gaining traction stateside in its own right for trademark strong silhouettes, luxe materials, and a sense of everlasting ease. Part of this timelessness has to do with designer Carin Rodebjer's upbringing —she grew up in the Swedish countryside— and her rural childhood had influence yet again on the Fall 2013 collection. Taking cues from her home on the island of Gotland, the slouchy trousers, oversized sweaters (with a knitted fringe!), and breezy chiffon dresses came in a color palette of nature-y hues like mud, hazelnut, and raw umber. In other words, these cozy-cute clothes were the perfect complement for the snowy Nemo aftermath happening outside...if we could've worn them straight out off the runway, trust us, we would've.

Tags 2013 Fashion Week, Cardigans, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Nina Persson, Rodebjer, Urban Outfitters

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Alexander Wang Plays With Fur And Leather, Reexamines The Mule For Fall 2013

Posted 2/10/13 1:29 am EST by Maud Deitch in Designers, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

Looks from Alexander Wang's Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week show.
Photo: Getty Images

We really could have used Alexander Wang's Fall 2013 collection today. The weather outside was, as they say, frightful, but just looking at the luxurious furs, gorgeous leather, and cozy-yet-elegant layering on Wang's t-shaped runway made us feel a little warmer. Outfitting each of his models with a rich auburn ponytail, Wang's show seemed to be all about warmth, and it's not just because of the weather in New York right now. Combining a very sophisticated, urbane silhouette, with architectural collars on coats, graceful folds in everything from skin to wool, with unexpected touches like dark aubergine or silver fur, this was not your usual collection. Perhaps trying to send a message about his upcoming Balenciaga debut, Wang presented a confident collection that immediately had both the Twitterverse and the fashion world talking. There were a number of truly unexpected pieces in the collection, the most striking being Wang's opera-length gorilla mittens. Part boxing glove part king kong's paw, the dramatic gloves also come in a shorter, very high fashion rocky, silhouette. While definitely not suited to everyday wear, the gloves create an animalistic feeling, rendering the models both ready to fight and somewhat immobilized. Wang also took an interesting take on one of fashion's most hated shoe shapes: the mule. The fashion nightmare of many an editor (Carine Roitfeld has declared that she would never wear them), the mule is one of the least popular shoes. They appear, though, to be having a comeback, making appearances both that Alexander Wang and at Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony today.

Tags Alexander Wang, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, nyfw

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Mara Hoffman Fall 2013 Fashion Week Show: Gypset, Jungle, And White Wizard Music Premiere

Posted 2/9/13 8:49 pm EST by Gaby Wilson in Designers, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

Looks from Mara Hoffman's Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week show.
Photo: Getty Images

It seems Mara Hoffman lives in a gypset world of eternal sunshine. She's the queen of color and dazzling, well-traveled prints year-round, but it's now, in the dredges of winter, that we appreciate her sunny design disposition most. The collection Mara unveiled today was steeped in corals, cobalts, and ultra fuschias with intricate, symmetrical prints, seemingly influenced by all corners of the world — speckled radials, stained glass motifs, and technicolor zebra stripes. Whether silhouettes were body-conscious or floaty and ethereal, every ensemble on Mara's runway was striking and dramatic. Models were accessorized with metal cap-toe shoes, Pamela Love armor rings, and earring chains draped from lobe to lobe across each model's back and long hair.

Tags Ben Brunnemer, Designers, E*vax, Fashion Week, Mara Hoffman, New York Fall 2013 Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Ratatat, White Wizard

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Charlotte Ronson's Fall 2013 Presentation: English '60s With Matching Samantha Ronson Playlist

Posted 2/9/13 12:54 am EST by Gaby Wilson in Designers, Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week

Looks from Charlotte Ronson's Fall 2013 New York Fashion Week presentation.
Photo: Getty Images

Charlotte Ronson's uncanny ability to capture all a girl's potential moods in a single, cohesive collection makes her shows consistently one of our most-anticipated every Fashion Week. While C.Ronson opted for a presentation this season rather than a runway show, the clothes were nothing short of covetable. The format for the designer's newest collection reveal may be different, most everything else remained constant. PYTs like Angela Simmons and Holland Roden still turned up in droves (even through Nemo's wintery mix!). The looks created by Charlotte were still both strikingly unique yet also ceaselessly wearable. And of course, her twin and reknowned DJ/musician Samantha Ronson flew in from sunny LA to spin her show soundtrack.

Tags Charlotte Ronson, Fashion Week, New York Fall 2013 Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Samantha Ronson

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