While removed from the chalk cliffs of France’s coastline, Eric Weidt’s film “Beachy Head” boasts a similar unsolicited and somber beauty. Weidt follows one model. She is styled in a summer wardrobe and swallowed by an apathetic beach setting of tall grass and shallow dunes. The scenery itself mimicks the indifferent air, subtle colors and [...]

John Patrick Organic’s Fall 2012 show presented a collection that is most appropriately described by the collection’s title, “A Beautiful Vision.” Imagine a Cate Blanchett-esque clandestine agent circa the mid-Twentieth century, poised with literary practicality, behind the wheel of a convertible coupe, leaving behind her a trail of memories of a summer spent countryside and sailing defiantly [...]

Kimberly Ovitz’s journey of warrior exploration was to be the premise of her Fall 2012 collection, presented runway-style during New York Fashion Week. Instead, it created an impression of a creative experiment that fell short of pivotal. The setting created an atmosphere of visceral energy. Extra lighting was used sparingly. The vast white walls of the Pace Gallery’s [...]

Impeccable construction a given, haute couture, like a well-told story, is intricate, exclusive and custom fit. Such was the story told by Riccardo Tisci in Givenchy’s enigmatic Spring 2012 collection during Paris haute couture fashion week, January 24th. Absent the runway… Instead, reminiscent of a historical exhibit, the show’s energy relied on the pieces, themselves. [...]