BCBG Max Azria: MBFW SS13

Max Azria makes the sexiest dresses. And for Spring/Summer 2013, he added in the alluring drama of sculptural details, sheer paneling and leather harnesses, inspired by the legend and lore of Helmut Newton's black and white photography and his strong + fierce femme fatale muses. 

Mashing up the workwear ethic of jumpsuits with the fine lace of lingerie, fluid, long silhouettes graced the runway painted with the patina and vintage wash of chambray offset by muted pinks. Black and white were shown tonally with the occasional black leather wrap belt or minimalist portfolio style clutch.

Nicholas K: Fashion Week SS13

The eccentric wind of a bedouin gypsy dressed for urban travel wafted through Nicholas K's collection at the kick off of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at the Lincoln Center Thursday morning.  Layers, drapes, scarf prints and a desert-hued palette of neutrals and Sedona reds flowed throughout the men's and women's wear that the designer sent down the runway. Chambray and indigo were a highlight (I call chambray as the newest trend of the season!). Cool details like a laptop backpack pocket on the back of guys' hoodies were reminiscent of early Daniel Poole and Marithe et Girbaud....

Rufus Apparel's April Singer Straten on FW's Fashion:5ive

I first met April Singer Straten a few years ago through one of my bff's at a Coterie show while the founder, designer and creative force behind Rufus was pregnant with either the first or second of her now three children. She was absolutely adorable and over the years I continued to have the opportunity to run into her as I was walking or working various trade shows. I finally got the chance to see her highly-detailed, wonderfully-executed woven shirt collection at MRket a few seasons ago and then again when she showed for the first time at ENK this past July. With Rufus, her apparel business that incorporates both men's and women's apparel, including a three part men's wear shirt collection, April gives guys top options.  

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