I am someone who started off with a point and shoot camera and literally learnt her way around fancy DSLRs. I am still learner. From trying to take pictures on the Auto Mode, I have won a Photography contest recently, which showed off some of my acquired skills. While at any Event, I am always inspired by all the brilliant Photo Journalists at work. Their gear, their composition is awe inspiring. So when I got chatty with KCFW Photographer
, I learnt so much. And could not miss getting all Fan girly and sharing a frame with her. Thanks for all the tips Laura. She has taken some brilliant shots of mine, which are coming up soon, in an OOTD post.
After the initial socializing and cocktails, It was time to settle down for the shows.
walked away with the top honors of the night. 16 years old and literally a treasure trove of talent. Her clothes swung between blacks, and shades of Grey. The metallic silver lips and the Anime Marks on the cheeks, channeled the inner Cat Woman and worked in bringing it all together. Loved her clean lines and the way she highlighted the Full Skirts.
My Love story with Full Skirts and all things dreamy and flow continued with St louis based Designer
. Loved the colors in her collection. I Know Monochromes had been quite a highlight of this shows so far. Loved how she used different fabrics and how well she played up with aqua tones with muted browns.
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| Lauren Bander |
Design Inspirations come from far and near. Am not aware of what all the design inpsiration was for
Afielda , but it was great to see her playing up with an ornate Indian Fabric: Gold Brocade. A fabric which is usually seen, in its various hues in Indian bridal wear, was crafted into Evening wear for Spring Summer. Satin, I feel, can be a difficult fabric to work with, as it look very Costumey. But her designs, took good care that they were no way so. Somehow I was reminded of Ancent Greece by this collection, in the way the gowns flowed and were constructed.
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| Afielda |
And for all the real life Wonder Woman, I know of, this could be our new Must Have.
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Afielda
The first half of the Shows came to an end with the SpoonFlower Design Challenge, featuring Designers Alicia Janesko, heidi herman, Mary M Wash Collections, Maria Behnen, Alexis Cook, Fabrikait Designs, Paulie Gibson, Redeux Kids, Davi, Lucia's Sarto, Lauren Bander, Tomboy and Katie Lee. Designer Alicia Janesko's model cradled her growing baby bump as she walked on the runway. And as a Momma, I could not help but cheer loudly. Go Momma go ! the audience was supposed to vote through text messages in the intermission, and the second half opened with the winner being announced. My Top picks would be the Lipstick Dress from Alexis Cook and the winning dress from Lucia's Sarto.
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How could I not cheer for
Jenna Sea !! She was the only designer to showcase twice at KCFW this season. Her first show was at the Runway on The roofTop at the Pool at one light, in the Power and lIght district. She clearly brought back the color in the second half of the show. It was hard to miss the magic of the Jewel Tones.
The fact that one again, she brought out sexy swimwear for women of all sizes made her show, closer to the heart for most audience members.
Orange is clearly the new Black for designer
Davi . Her collection was a welcome burst of color. She combined Orange tops in different textures with flowy pants and full skirts. She carefully weaved in prints like Batik to go with her orange theme.
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Davi
And her showstopper must have been the best show stopper for the evening !! |
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Davi
It was time travel once again with FabriKait Designs . Loved the Bridgitte Bardot inspired hair and the play of Tie Dye. The fabric, the print and structure all blended in so cohesively. She had almost missed the cue with color, except for a final pop of Tangerine. |
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| Fabrikait Designs |
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Fabrikait designs
Clearly the audience had been waiting for Project Runway alumnus and finale Designer Joshua Christensen. Joshua had a great mix of Mens Wear and WomensWear and was inspired by Summer in Los Angeles. Male Models with pants swung low kick started his collection and cleary the audience was asking for more. He had a great play of colors but his finale piece in monochromes, was the top draw for me. Loved how he brought in Jumpsuits for men. Androgyny was the key in his collection. Both is male and female models, sorted the classic combo of T-shirts and Blazers and knocked the ball off the park. |
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| Joshua Christensen |
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| Joshua Christensen |
Last but not the least , were some designers who clearly failed to impress. Chesterfield, Missouri based designer
Ola Style, did have a retro element, but it lacked the wow factor somehow. Somehow the outfit sported by the designer when she walked out was way better than the current collection sported by her models.
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| Ola Style |
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| Ola Style |
And then there was St. Louis based designer
Paulie Gibson, who had begun the shows on Friday. He was the only designer who had an all male model ensemble at the show. While he had a fair share of color, his outfits failed to impress. And the third Outfit in the collection, was clearly an Indian Kurta(apt for the sweltering Indian Summer). Maybe we can guess the design inspiration : Indian Summer maybe. Maybe not.
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| Paulie Gibson |
And so it was a wrap of another fun filled night of celebrating Fashion !!
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