Yigal Azrouel Pre

On Thursday I was invited to Yigal Azrouel's studio show rooms to preview his Spring 2012 collection before it hit the runway on Friday. What I wasn't expecting was to meet Yigal himself as he was fitting a model! I was introduced to structured, yet fluid designs in bright and bold colours like electric blues, reds and mustard yellows. My personal favourite pieces were the matching red tailored suit and slit back coats.

Aila

Alexander Wang’s beautiful niece Aila, playing in puddles and catching rain drops outside his Spring 2012 show.

Yigael Azrouel NYFW

Yigal Azrouel NYFW Spring 2012

NYFW Day One

Wearing; Sara Phillips skirt, 3.1 Phillip Lim handbag, HM shirt, Zara blazer and shoes, Michael Kors watch.


Day one of NYFW has come and gone quickly. The horribly rainy day started with breakfast with the radiant Nina Garcia at Marie Claire, before the sunshine came out for Rachel Antonoff, Gretchen Jones and a private preview of Yigal Azrouel’s collection. Followed by Fashion Night Out with Opening Ceremony at the Ace Hotel, and a sneaky pizza slice in Soho with some new blogger friends.

CFDA Incubator

Being shown around the CFDA Incubator studios of designers Prabel Gurung, Bibhu Mohapatra, House of Waris, Gemma Redux, Public School, Ruby Kobo and Alice Ritter was an unexpected, but amazing introduction to NYFW. We spoke with the designers who took some time out of castings and fittings to fill us in on upcoming collections and let us snap photos of their mood boards / inspirations / work in progress. My favourite’s of the day were Bibhu’s laser cut harness style drafts, Gemma Redux’s Mars inspired cuff, Ruby Kobo’s jewellery made from antlers and Alice Ritter’s bike she was detailing for Tour de Fashion.