Designer Spotlight

Clover Canyon 

Clover Canyon is a new brand, designed and produced in Los Angeles, California. While I typically do not wear prints, Clover Canyon prints are incredibly unique. Most pieces are silk and the shapes are streamlined for wearability. 

Georgina Chapman's line Marchesa never ceases to amaze me. She some how manages to turn out romantic beauty with a fresh twist. This spring her show was Bollywood inspired. Each piece was perfectly elegant. While the concept could have easily become costume-y, the perfect execution resulted in truly inspired pieces instead. Immediately after admiring Marchesa's line I could not help but think of orientalist paintings. Western interest in East is by no means a contemporary phenomenon. While I feel her designs are fresh and innovative, the romanticization of eastern dress has occurred for centuries.









 

Dolce and Gabbana, Fall 2012

Roni Horn: Gold Mats, Paired—for Ross and Felix, 1994–95, Gold, 124.46 x 152.4 x .00203 cm each. Sammlung Hoffman

Dolce and Gabbana typically disappoints me when fashion week rolls around, but in the fall of 2012 they managed to put on quite the show. Their line was equally fantastical and cohesive. I was particularly struck with their gold work. Not only was it the most stunning yellow gold but the texturing done to the medium truly uplifted each and every piece it adorned. When watching the show last fall I immediately thought of Roni Horn's work Gold Mats. In both cases there is a texture applied to gold to enhance the already striking material.