L*Space: Mercedes Benz Fashion Week/ Miami Swimwear 2013

Creative director and lead designer of L*Space, Monica Wise, finds inspiration from the Southern California coast and every beach paradise she gets the chance to visit. She is also inspired by the decades of swimwear designers before her, especially from the 1960’s when mod, trendsetting, and timeless pieces started. L*Space is fashion-forward, chic, glam, and surfer girl all in one line. The pieces are well fitting, well made, and the line has even won numerous awards such as the SIMA Swimwear Brand of the Year and Mercedes Benz Designer of the Year, which was awarded to Wise herself.

During the show at Miami Fashion Week 2013, the collection was sexy, glamorous, and fun-all at the same time. Bikinis in different styles, colors, and prints stole the show. I have been a major fan of the brands fringe tops for awhile now, and the colors were exquisite. Paired with mismatched bottoms, the tops were flattering and flowed gracefully when the models walked the runway. I loved how a simple one-piece was turned into something so much more when the sides were cut out to add a whole new element of edge. My favorite suit was a one-piece that was actually made to look more like lingerie. A simple grey hue with darker lining, the cups were outlined to resemble a bra, and it was something else-absolutely stunning. The same style was shown again in a strapless one-piece and a high-waisted bikini . The collection featured pieces in gorgeous colors, ideal for an unforgettable summer look. With pretty pastel yellows and sky blue’s, models looked sweet and stylish. Floral prints were also a theme in the show, whether they were shown in a tiny bikini or more demure style such as a one piece, they were still beautiful and unique. A black one piece that was lined and accented with white lining stole the show and was reminiscent of the 1960’s style Wise has said inspires her.

L*Space’s collection said a lot about the line. Rather than adding embellishments, sparkles, and more of the like, the designs are simple, except for colors and prints, which showcases the style and beauty in each piece. Each piece was flattering, easy to wear, and could be worn on a tropical vacation or at a pool party- they really are fun and functional. With models in gorgeous sky-high gold heels, gold jewelry, and feather earrings, the suits were the focal point. Models rocked gorgeous glows, beachy hair, and simple makeup, which only added to the sole fact that these suits could be worn by anyone from the average woman to a runway model.

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Dorit Swimwear 2013 at Miami's MBFW

Dorit Swimwear debuted their 2013 collection on Monday evening, July 23rd in the Cabana Grande at Miami's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Dorit International is an Italian resort and swimwear line founded and designed by native Italian Dorit Lemel. Lemel established the company in 2009 upon a move to New York City after working in fashion in Italy for almost ten years. With a design, manufacturing and sales background behind her, Lemel sought to bring her European design sensibilities and commitment to luxury to her own swimwear line. Dorit suits are constructed of only the finest Italian fabrics and each collection is designed with versatility in mind. Many suits are constructed with reversible and adjustable tops and bottoms. The suits are designed for the fashionable, well travelled, autonomous woman who wants to avoid mainstream, commercial swimsuit brands. Dorit also offers resort wear making their female customer's transition from pool to lounge to dining room virtually seamless. Models walked the runway Monday night in fifteen new looks including bikinis, sheer cover ups, and one of the most popular swimwear trends this season, monokinis.

Keeping the concept of versatility and flexibility in mind, Dorit creates small, interchangeable themes within her larger collection. For instance, the short, sheer, swirl patterned tunic shown over a coral colored bikini

is also designed to go with the bikini constructed of the same swirl pattern or with an orange bikini. Both of these swimsuit options were also shown on the runway. Dorit also showed some very strong neutral suits in a light, linen like color as well as some bright bikinis in blue, green, and yellow. A linen colored, long tunic was also shown to complement the neutral colored suits. With the transition concept in mind, this linen dress would be just as beautiful as a pool cover up as it would to wear out to dinner.

A personal favorite in the collection though, tan lines aside, was a unique black halter monokini with descending cut outs.

An up and coming luxury swimwear brand, a red Dorit bikini was recently featured on model Michelle Vawer in Sports Illustrated's 2012 Swimsuit issue. Currently, Dorit swimwear can be purchased online at South Beach Swimsuits, Swimwear Boutique, Pescatrend and Pesca Boutique. They can also be found at select boutiques in Manhattan such as Foravi Boutique and Pesca Trend and outside the city at boutiques such as Great Shapes and Jerrie. Internationally, they can also be purchased at Palmers stores in Greece.

 

To learn more about Dorit International, visit their website:

http://www.doritinternational.com/

To purchase online, visit:

http://www.southbeachswimsuits.com

http://www.swimwearboutique.com/

http://www.pescatrend.com/

http://www.pescaboutique.com

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J SUMMER FASHION SHOW ON THE SEINE PARIS

J SUMMER FASHION SHOW ON THE SEINE PARIS

Featuring 8 phenomenal collections from 4 continents including US luxurious swimwear brand Verano High

Following the international success of the world’s highest fashion show in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, global fashion mover and shaker Jessica Minh Anh (Marie Claire July 2012) set yet another milestone in the fashion world with J Summer Fashion Show on the Seine, Paris. She created a whole new fashion show experience on the river’s giant glass boat Le Jean Bruel, where guests were seated facing the multi-facetted glass window while the boat was cruising to watch models walking in front of them as if they were walking on water. Thanks to a 360 degree view from the boat, architectural masterpieces such as Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Louvre, Grand Palais des Champs Elysees and 37 famous bridges became the natural backdrop for the phenomenal 90 metre long catwalk.

The high profile showcase opened with a spectacular couture collection from Filipino designer Joyce Peñas Pilarsky, who teamed up creative crystal accessories of various shapes with long silk and lace dresses.

Polish jewellery designer Bitru Fariel presented the richness of nature in the form of colored pieces of pumices, cinnamon, coconut shells, and exotic leaves collected from all around the world as well as recycled pieces such as coins, nails, wires, electrical cables, and steel coils. Her collection is dedicated to women who are ready to break formal boundaries.

Austrian designer Richard Rozbora brought an urban style to the catwalk with high quality and multifunctional silk dresses and jackets that accentuate the women’s body.

UAE sensation Mauzan transformed traditional abaya designs into modern elegant dresses that floated beautifully on the catwalk.

Spanish fashion house Chula came back for the second time with a limited edition of geometric designs especially made for Paris. Each piece in the new collection represented a part of Paris from the Eiffel Tower and Metro to the river Seine and Moulin Rouge.

Malaysian pride Limkokwing added colour and youth to the show with extraordinary looks which combined the best of East and West.

USA luxurious swimwear brand Verano High presented an eclectic mix of exotic prints, hues and sensual silhouettes with the Latin American vibe.

To close the show with a bang, Vietnamese celebrity designer Hoang Hai premiered an haute couture collection of extravagant long tailed sequins dresses which caught the eyes of all attendees and lit up the grand catwalk.

The highly impressive and unexpected showcase was prepared in less than 2 months by Jessica and her professional team of event coordinators. Attendees, besides the participating designers, included ambassadors of 10 countries, brand managers, company directors, and the international press. “It was tricky to host such a big show in a city and country I am completely new to. But when the boat start moving and the beauty of Paris was revealed in every scene of the catwalk, I knew I made the right decision. You gotta take risk sometimes” said Jessica Minh Anh. Her previously acclaimed shows have been held at England’s landmark London Tower Bridge, the world’s celebrity destination The Savoy, and the world’s highest Skybridge at PETRONAS Twin Towers Malaysia.

J Summer Fashion Show was supported by SLA Paris, Zazen Paris, OnlyLady China, Style TV Russia, Mega Philippines, Fraiser Hospitality, Airplay Event, Club Med Gym, Print Emballages, Anti-Oxy, Brissaud 1824, Hotel Belloy Saint Germain, Le Pradey , Hotel Pulitzer Paris , Comoprint, Hôtel Astor Saint-Honoré, Champs-Elysees Mac Mahon, and Kalengo among many others. For more information about Jessica Minh Anh’s history making showcases and upcoming projects, visitwww.jmodelmanagement.co.uk or www.facebook.com/jmodelmanagement. For press enquiries, please email press@jmodelmanagement.co.uk.

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Amsterdam Fashion Week Day 1 and 2

Day 1&2 AFW

The 17th edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week kicked off yesterday, and for the opening night, two dutch designers had the honor of presenting their collection. Claes Iversen starting the festivity with a sober-to-overflowing happiness presentation. Out of a turning mirror, we firstly saw minimalistic looks, some of which in a padded shiny fabric and featuring large rounded sleeves, a trend which seems to be confirmed (this season for the first time, the oversized shoulders coats showed a couple of seasons ago were worn by editors and bloggers!). As soon as the first flowers appeared on the catwalk we felt the warm air of spring and summer filled the Westergas area and the romanticism of the flowers embellished dresses to move us.

It was then Marga Weiman's turn to present her collection for the first time in Amsterdam, after exhibiting during many season in Paris. Cities and architecture were the main inspirations of this meaningful collection. Handcuffed to metallic rolling structures, the models presented extravagant and voluminous dresses in black and white graphic prints as well as ochre coats and jumpsuits. To add even more height to the outfits, square-wood platform shoes were created and worn by the models (and designer at the end of the show, proving they can really ve worn!). The highlight of this collection, a black dress presented in total darkness, surprised everyone: asked to call a cell number given at the beginning of the show, the audience soon realized they were in a way designing the dress themselves: their call provoked the dozens of cell phones hung under the dress to light on, creating a super visual effect!

It's great for young designers to be given some space to present their job with the presence of professional buyers and journalists, and Amsterdam Fashion Week enables that. Dorhout Mees was the first one to show her collection: willing to come back to a saner and more simple life, most of the outfits featured nature-related elements, such as moss prints on sateen jumpsuits and green elegant pure lined skirts and jackets.

How good is it to feel this incredible security that the young designer whose show you are attending has got a great future ahead of him. It was the case of italian designer Domenico Ciuffi's collection, who handled tailoring and sportswear inspirations as a maestro and presented a fantastic collection. Inspired by ancient Greece, he extracted the symbols of the Mediterranean  culture and mixed them with sports codes. The result, grey, off-white, pink A-line coats, dresses and strict jumpsuits is astonishing, such s the shapes and fabric were under control, enabling a subtle and chic sporty collection.

Roya Hesam's classic collection will surely be a success in stores and the details she developed on the shoulders of her dresses and coat proved the capacity of the designer to go onto a more original path, breaking with the safe fashion show she presented.

Fabric innovation was at the heart of Melissa Siegrist collection: linen men's sleeveless T-shrts presented in tone of beige and then gold! Even a padded linen jacket was showed. The proof that technology and fashion can be best friends.

Rebecca Ward's collection was a bit similar to Iris Van Herpen's style, the dutch designer who now shows in Paris and get one of the best press critics during Couture week. Structured skirts with round extensions at hips' level were worn with transparent tops, enabling the rock inspired print in light salmon and grey to occupy the whole space.

A great initiative was presented during this second day, Individuals is a project which gathers 13 young designers who work together on the collection. Their SS13 one was primitive, featuring almost wide human beings dressed in large white blouses, short pants and their silhouette shortened by the fabric covering their heads, while golden jewelry made their wrists and necks shiny.

The day was closed with the Lichting competition, during which fantastic young talents were revealed. The work on fabrics, textures and shapes were stunning!

Stay tuned fore more AFW news, still three amazing days of fashion shows and trends!

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Photography by © PETER STIGTER