Memphis Fashion Week Recap

Hey guys, I wanted to give you all a recap of the fashion happenings during Memphis Fashion Week.  Due to prior work engagements, I was unable to attend most of the weekly events, but I did attend the Friday night runway show opener held at Crosstown Concourse.   

Meet the Designers

Sheila Jay was the opening designer of the evening.  Her collection, Airplane Model, included a mix of beautiful Ankara prints, knits and dashes of denim.  Below see a little footage I caught as the designer and her lovely models took a lovely final walk down the runway.

Beg and Borrow Apparel is the fashion brand that was created by Mr. Monte Stewart'.  He was the nicest, most inconspicuous guy ever.  He was literally sitting on the last row directly behind us while the other designers showed their collections.  His designs mostly consisted of luxe women's shirting and shirtdresses with the most unique and beautiful copper accessories.  His collection was simply classic, and I had a great appreciation for what he brought to the shows.

This is Sloane by the very talented Sloane Lenz was a crowd favorite.  The young designer hailing from Austin, TX brought the unconventional, edge and avant-garde to Memphis Fashion Week.  Watching her designs come down the runway was like looking at wearable pieces of art.  I would absolutely love to get a few of her pieces in an editorial photo shoot.

Nicole Miller as in the Nicole Miller closed out the evening of shows during Memphis Fashion Week and it was absolutely faboulous.  I didn't score the opportunity to chat with her afterwards, but with a little research I was able to find out what inspired her bright, heavily print and abstract geometrically shaped collection.   She showed the latest SS 2017 collection, and during an interview with Vogue.com she shared that she had been inspired while visiting an art gallery exhibiting a collection of vintage traditional molas worn by the Kuna women of Panama and Colombia. 

“photo credit: vogue.com”

I also got a few pictures of the freeze models and a few party-goers.  This event was nothing less than I had imagined.  Such great times mingling with the fashion folks of Memphis.

Designer Spotlight - Steven Tai

Thought I would do something a little different on the blog today.  I want to introduce you guys to one of the nicest designers that I have ever met, and I want to introduce you all to his SS17 collection.  I met Steven Tai during London Fashion Week at his lovely presentation.  Here is the picture we snapped together below.

His demeanor, same as his muse for this collection are similar in that they are both incredibly shy, quirky but really sweet.   Steven started his brand back in 2012, after working for some of the biggest names in fashion.  His signature look is an unconventional silhouette which is refreshingly loose fitting, paired with intricate folds and cutouts, and all of this on the most amazing innovative textiles. 

“photo credit: Katy Thomas for Steve Tai SS17”

London Fashion Week Recap - The Good, bad and the Ugly

Hey guys I am so happy to come back to you with another blog post.  This post will be a short recap of my London Fashion Week experience. 

So the days leading up to fashion week, I started receiving all of my invites in the mail and receiving tons of e-vites from the PR agencies that were representing the designers and brands.  This is when all of the planning and organizing started, and it was at this point that I realized that I had to do some picking choosing because my shows/presentations were overlapping.  I couldn't believe that me of all people had to actually pick and choose shows to attend!!!

Outfit deets - shirt and boots: Primark; rollneck: The Limited; skirt: Zara; tote: Boy by Boy

The Three Floor presentation was beautiful and full of colour.  I was really excited to see this new collection because the A/W 16 collection was so impressive.  Three Floor actually partnered with UN Women National Committee UK to create a limited edition capsule collection.  The brand also donated 20% of product sales to UN Women UK.

John Smedley collection was a modernized twist to his classic luxury knitwear.  Every piece possessed such functionality and sensibility.  The wool cashmere separates have striking silhouettes that are great for layering. 

Please check out my next post that will cover more from day 1 of LFW, as well as coverage from the entire week.