Runway Report: Oscar de la Renta Spring 2016 Bridal

Peter Copping showed his first ever bridal collection for Oscar de la Renta last week. The  Spring 2016 Bridal collection was a beautiful all white extension of the Fall 2015 Ready to Wear collection. Many of the looks shown were recreations of looks that Peter created for his much buzzed about debut at Oscar. Anyone else recognize Sienna Miller's Academy Awards dress over there on the far right? The only color in the collection was a small shocking pink waist band that was on the very first look. I keep getting more and more excited to see what Peter will continue to bring to Oscar de la Renta and this collection surely keeps by hope higher than ever!

Runway Report: Vera Wang Spring 2016 Bridal

Leave it to Vera Wang to show a bridal collection that goes totally to the left when everyone is showcasing tulle ball gowns. Sex and sensuality was the center of the Vera Wang Spring 2016 Bridal collection. What I love most about the Vera Wang collection is that stars take these creations and then have the white ones dyed for red carpet apperances. I have to say that I am quite excited to see who will get their paws on the black feather ball skirt and strapless bralet top, for the Met Ball perhaps? The bones of this collection will make for some stunning bridal moments for the lucky ladies who will get to wear these gowns on their big day. 

What do you think about this collection? View the whole collection on WWD.

Fast Fashion: Lily Pulitzer for Target

 Targets around the country, well at least throughout the southern United States, were filled with young ladies and sorority sisters this morning who were all on hunt of the most desired designer collaboration that Target might have ever launched. Lily Pulitzer for Target literally just showcases the bright bold candy colored patterns that the high end Lily line is known for. I personally know that all of the Phi Mu, Zeta, and Chi Omegas at my university barely slept in order to be able to get their hands on some of the pieces in this collection.

I have selected five of my favorite pieces from the collection. Up first is this amazing sugary pink and creamsicle colored "Giraffeeey" linen shift dress ($38). Emmy Rossum rocked this dress on the red carpet at the Lily Pulitzer for Target collection launch party in NYC last week, and was one of my favorites. The dress is just so fun because from first look I didn't realize the dress had a giraffe print but that just adds to the sophisticated fun that Lily is known for. Next is a multi colored strapless ankle length dress in a "Nosie Posey" print ($34). This dress is perfect for picnics in the park. A fun jumpsuit is a perfect way to mix it up at your next summer barbeque. This blue and whit strapless printed flowing jumpsuit in an "Upstream" pattern ($40) is perfect for such an occasion. The moment I saw this aqua and white "Sea Urchin for You" flowy spaghetti strap dress ($30), I immediately sent it to several of my friends (much like the Giraffeeey dress) so that they would add it to their wardrobes. Perfect for a beach side cocktail party I can't wait to see which of my friends actually took my advice. And last but not least I have selected the "Nosie Posey" shift dress that Camila Alves rocked on the red carpet at the NYC Launch. A perfect dress for champagne brunch on a Sunday morning. I have to say that while I have never really been a fan of Lily Pulitzer, this collection is perfection and I am excited to see what pieces I will see around my college campus.

On the Newsstands: Kendall Jenner for Harper's Bazaar US May 2015

Model of the Moment, Kendall Jenner, got her first major couture cover wearing Chanel Spring 2015 Couture on the subscriber cover of Harper's Bazaar US shot by Karl Lagerfeld. Well, I can't say that I love it, but I also can not say that I hate it. I think I would have liked it more without the tulle wrapped beachcomer hat that the dress was paired with on the runway. I am not Kendall's biggest fan, I can't say that I am a fan at all, but since this is a thing I think it will be interesting to see what the rest of the editorial looks like.

Fashion on Film: "Dior & I" Review

Yesterday morning I attended the Sarasota Film Festival screening of the documentary "Dior & I." The film chronicles the journey of the creation of the first collection that Raf Simons presided over as Creative Director of Christian Dior, Fall 2012 Couture. What I love about this film is that it really showed the process of Raf engulfing himself in the Dior brand, in just eight weeks. We see Raf start the ideas for this collection by immersing himself with pieces from the Dior archive. Taking a look at the craftsmanship of the Couture and building his idea. Labeled a modernist many doubted Rafs appointment to Dior, and though we have seen his many successes since then we see Raf trying to combat this idea. What Raf has intended for the House of Christian Dior is not minimalism, but instead modernity. When viewing the archival pieces formulating what his approach to the collection would be one thing that Raf did was view a cocktail dress and then tucked up the skirt to make it a top and then showed it with pants. This was the beginning of the collection.

Raf did not take no for any answer for this collection, as I am sure that he does in the creation of all his collections. He wanted to take these abstract paintings by Sterling Ruby and have them printed using a technique that Dior himself used so often where the print is not printed on the fabric, but printed on the threads and then woven together. The head of fabrics said that it couldn't be done, Raf said it can and it will. The four textile creators that the Maison uses to get it's fabric said they couldn't make it work, Raf said find someone who will. When the fabrics finally showed up in Maison he was beyond elated. Raf loves abstract art. It is one of his true joys in life, and he made walking art pieces (these pieces then ended up on the backs of the likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Zhang Ziyi.)

What really struck me throughout this film is that despite being a no hold barred kind of personality, was the relationship that Raf had with the Atelier staff. You really see that the staff in the Ateliers (Dior has two: one for dresses and one for suiting) really were a family and they accepted Raf, and his right hand assistant Pieter Mulier, into the house with open arms. Some members of the Atelier have been with the brand for 40+ years and seen the likes of John Galliano, Gianfranco Ferre, Marc Bohan, & Yves St Laurent all come and go. Each ushering in a era for the house upon their arrivals with their interpretations of the staples left behind by Christian Dior.

Another touching moment of the film was actually seeing Raf deal with the monstrous legacy before him. Dior is one of the worlds most recognizable brands and he had big shoes to fill. In one scene, having tea on the grounds of Christian Dior's seaside home (which is now a museum), Raf admits to putting down "Dior by Dior" because he saw himself drawing comparisons and making the shadow of the legacy even larger. He goes on to say that he is I. Now way as talented as Monsieur Dior ever was and that he was terrified that he wouldn't be able to fill the legends shoes. As I watched Raf, on the day of the Fall 2012 Couture presentation, come face to face with this legacy it was a moment to behold. The man stood at the monitors watching the collection that he envisioned finally take it's place on the stage and with each look that took the runway he welled up with more and more tears. I found myself welling up watching because it showed just how grateful he was to be in that position. I defiantly recommend that you a go out and see this film. You will laugh, cry, and be left in amazement.

2015 Tribeca Film Festival: "Franny" Premiere Wish List

On Friday night Dakota Fanning's newest film "Franny," which co-stars Richard Gere & Theo James, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. I love Tribeca because the stars just show up "laid back." Well I kinda want to see Dakota look a little more than laid back on the Tribeca red carpet wearing something other than nude or black. I would love to see Dakota wear this Mardi Gras colored Rodarte Fall 2015 RTW striped sequin sleeveless knee length dress. Dakota always looks fantastic in the Mulleavy sisters creations and I think that this would no doubt be one of her best looks in recent appearances. This look is all about the color. I would even see this look with nice combed hair down, a black clutch and a pair of black Stuart Weitzman 'Nudist' sandals to ensure that Dakota rocks the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival.

New York Fashion Weeks Moves For Spring 2016 Ready-to-Wear Shows

 After getting the boot from Lincoln Center after the Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear shows IMG Fashion (the official planners of New York Fashion Week) has announced that the Spring 2016 Ready-to-Wear collections, that used to show at the tents, will be presented at one of two locations. The first is Skylight at Moynihan Station in Midtown Manhattan and Skylight Clarkson Square in SOHO. It seems as if the days of the shows being held in giant un-tentlike tents are gone. With IMG also acquiring MADE fashion week, held at Milk Studios in Chelsea, it seems like Fashion Week keeps edging closer and closer to downtown. This is a move that doesn't surprise me. Vogue, and all of Conde Nast Publications, moved their offices back in January downtown to the new One World Trade Center "Freedom Tower" and almost all of the designers are headquartered in SOHO, Chelsea, the Garment District, and the lower side of Midtown that the move seemed fitting. And let me tell you as someone who has had to book it from Milk Studios in Chelsea to Lincoln Center that I will be grateful for the lower Manhattan locations making it easier to run, walk, and hail cabs to make it to shows at different locations on time.