Fashion Houston, Day 3

Guess who should have posted this ages ago? Anyways here was the lineup:

1. Chloe Dao
2. Toni Whitaker
3. Irina Shabayeva
4. Marc Bouwer
5. Kiton

1. Chloe Dao

She's a personal favorite of mine--I wore one of her dresses to the show. Her new designs were so beautiful, the scene was set by a video that showed some of her designs and the first model that went down the runway had balloons, like the balloons that were in the video. Her selection of music was a poppy French song that went along with the bright blues and pinks that were used throughout her spring 2011 collection.

3. Irina Shabayeva

LOVE HER. Her collection was absolutely astonishing, there were so many pieces. Her theme was flowers, and that was portrayed through the different dresses that looked like flowers. Her craft with the draping of the fabrics was beautiful. The opening piece was a chic dress that I wanted to take home! Click here to watch Irina's show. She posted this video on her facebook page!

4. Marc Bouwer

Picture from ABC channel 13, Marc Bouwer

He had an array of clothing. He presented to different collections in one show, so you can imagine the number of pieces he had. One of his models kicked off her shoes in order to evade a horrible fall! Click here for pictures from the show from ABC channel 13.

xoxo,

RoJo

p.s I will be making a dress this weekend in response to a painting, so be on the look out for pictures! Maybe I will squeeze in a few other designs too.

Atrazada

I am behind in my posts, I must admit.
This poem is dedicated to those who sit
and await for me to post things in a swift!

SOON TO COME:
-Post on Fashion Houston Day 3
-Pictures and videos from Fashion Houston Days 1-3
-Updates on designers and their spring rtw
-Sneak peak in my upcoming designs

Original RoJo 2010 design

-RoJo

Fashion Houston 2010. Day 2 October 12

Designers:

CrOp by David Peck // Elaine Turner Handbags
Lauren Pierce
Lela Rose
Net-A-Porter

I had met David Peck when I went to National Portfolio Day-he was representing Parsons of Paris. His collection was inspired by coffee beans and photographs. His pieces were very wearable and young, and the patterns were very cool, for lack of a better term. He was really nice when I met him. Most of his pieces had some sort of a pattern, but not all did. They are very structured pieces, that look very flattering on the models. He used mostly greens, blues, pinks, and grays.Pictures will be posted shortly. The pieces were complimented with Elaine Turner handbags, which completed the looks. To paraphrase what is said on Project Runway-Accessories can make a look. These handbags did not take away from the clothes, but added more flavor to them. I think the focus of this collection was more on the patterns, which is why each piece was quite simple, but not in a bad way!

Lauren Pierce debuted her collection that was tied together by the printed silks used. They were all dyed by women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She also matched her outfits with FEED bags. I particuarly enjoyed this collection because I am very involved in community service and I really liked the message of her collection. Although her line is called Lauren Pierce, designer Lauren Bush Pierce had support from President George H.W Bush and first lady Barbara Bush. I was waiting to go sit down, when I was stopped and told to wait. I was puzzled at first, but when I realized that 3 security agents were standing by me, I remembered that one of the designers was Lauren Bush Pierce- the president's granddaughter.

Lela Rose's collection was also another high of the night. From her dresses to gowns, designer Lela Rose created a collection that shows fun sophistication. From her textured dresses, to her simple yet perfectly fitted cocktail dresses, all the pieces in this spring 2011 collection were cohesive.


Net-A-Porter's first runway show was stunning. From Vionnet dresses to Dolce and Gabbana jackets, every piece that went down the runway was fashion forward. There were 25 looks that were modeled, each having something unique about the collection.

Pictures from all shows will be posted shortly.

-RoJo

Fashion Houston 2010. Day 1 October 11th

Designers:
Cesar Galindo
Lyn Devon
Christian Siriano

All three designers' collections amazed me! Every single piece that walked down the runway was beautiful. Houston native Cesar Galindo's collection was so unique, and on top of it all, he is super popular in the Latin American world. There were reporters from Reforma and Epous. He also introduced "Ro", who was his roommate for the show "Fashion Show" that will debut on Bravo November 9th. I got to personally meet Ro. Pictures will be posted soon. Favorites to be posted soon.Watch Cesar's collection.

I wanted every piece from Devon's collection for myself. Her pieces we so cohesive and I loved her colors (ivory, silvers, grays, greens, reds, and black). The pieces were characterized by collared shirts and bows. The patterns on the fabric we also were beautiful and I loved how they looked together. She took a different approach on "business" attire, and it was translated into preppy, yet professionally chic pieces. Pictures from the actual runway will be posted soon, but for now here are some pictures from her spring 2011 lookbook!



The last show of the Night was Christian Siriano. I am an avid Project Runway viewer, so to put it simply, I was overwhelmed at the fact that I was actually going to see his collection at a live show. When his show began I was so ecstatic to see the pieces up close. They were all beautiful, especially the finale piece-a tan sweetheart bodice with a giant tulle. Also he used my all time favorite shade of brown in a few pieces, and lined those pieces with red-sheer genius. His mixture of leather and silk and patterns created a wonderful collection. His use of ruffles was not overly used and it created cohesive wearable looks, that I wish I could have!

I had seen his full collection on Style.com, but I got to see an abbreviated version of that in real life. It was really a great opportunity, not only to see Christian Siriano's Spring 2011 line, but Lyn Devon's and Cesar Galindo's. To top the night of excitement off, I was sitting next to Christian's manager, and actually was able to meet Christian the next day at Neiman Marcus. Just being at the show, and then actually meeting Christian is one of my highlights in life. I really admire Christian's aesthetic and as a student designer, it is so encouraging to see such a young designer become so well known. More pictures of my favorites to be posted soon!

Me and Christian Siriano at Neiman Marcus

-RoJo

Arte en Los Espacios Blancos

Today in my English class, we went to an art gallery called Gremillion & Co. There we got to meet with Nicola Parente and look around at his most recent series, named "Edge of Awakening". Talking to a fellow artist was very inspiring, especially hearing his story on how he actually came to be an artist. I also learned how galleries select artists and paintings to be featured in their gallery's.

(Picture from blurb.com)

We also went to the Museum for Contemporary Craft and saw some amazing pieces! It is an exhibition that showcases about 50 artists around Texas and there are about 73 pieces shown! The actual museum also has some artists in residence there. It's a very different museum, but very beautiful!

I have become increasingly interested in not only fashion, but the art world in general. I definitely want to be an art collector at some point in my life so that I can support my fellow artists, and be able to enjoy art at my house! For now, what I can, and will do is attend gallery openings and galleries in general!

-RoJo

Photography a la Batli

Check out this amazing blog!

http://photographieunique.blogspot.com/p/spring-into-fall-2010.htmlSenior Portrait taken by Batli Joselevitz

It's emerging fashion photographer Batli Joselevitz's! She is amazing, and happens to be my sister! Guess who is featured in her latest post?


-RoJo

New York and London Fashion Week

Rodarte, Spring 2011 rtw, New York Fashion Week

Rodarte, Spring 2011 rtw, New York Fashion Week

Rodarte, Spring 2011 rtw, New York Fashion Week

Rodarte, Spring 2011 rtw, New York Fashion Week

Rodarte, Spring 2011 rtw, New York Fashion Week

Sass and Bide, Spring 2011 rtw, London Fashion Week

Sass and Bide, Spring 2011 rtw, London Fashion Week

Mary Katrantzou, Spring 2011 rtw, London Fashion Week

Mary Katrantzou, Spring 2011 rtw, London Fashion Week

Unique, Spring 2011 rtw, London Fashion Week

Jeremy Scott, Spring 2011 rtw, New York Fashion Week

ADAM Spring 2011 rtw, New York Fashion Week

To start off I'd like to say, that the change of location from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center, did profoundly change the setting for New York Fashion Week this year. The runways were all different for every show, which did slightly alter some pictures. Nonetheless, designers created a myriad of collections, most of which I viewed on Style.com. (Which by the way is where these pictures from this post are from). Once New York Fashion Week was over, I continued viewing London Fashion Week, where more collections were shown.

Most of the collections used light blues, off whites, and a tannish/gold color-colors which happened to be the inspiration of my upcoming collection. Of course there were other prominent colors, but I was on the look out for those certain colors and they were the ones that caught my eye the most.

More to come after National Portfolio Day (when I have time to blog again). I am still anxiously waiting for Luella's collection!


-RoJo