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NYFW & the Garment Center

By admins | February 20, 2010

Fashion Week has come to an end and we thought we’d share some of our favorites with you. Of course, we always have to show some love to those designers who support the local NYC Garment Center. Especially those who work tirelessly on the Save the Garment Center campaign like Nannette Lepore. Her show was inspired by renaissance themes and filled with feminine jewel toned frocks. We especially liked all her use of yummy velvet!

We also adore Anna Sui who made it clear how unhappy she was that Fashion Week was moving out of the Garment Center. In her show we saw the usual wild pairings of colors, prints, patterns and textures in Sui’s fantastic trademark hippie-glam style. We also loved the more unexpected addition of the elegant retro flapper dresses.

We have a new obsession with Chris Benz, he is another local designer who believes, “our responsibility is to support the domestic garment industry.” We found this excellent video of him discussing the issue here:

Throughout the week many designers have made an effort to support local manufacturing and business and we would like to see that trend continue.

So what else did we like from fashion week? Well there was a lot actually, but here are some favs, with images courtesy of NY Mag.

Badgley Mischka                     J Mendel                    Catherine Malandrino

Diane Von Furstenberg         Carolina Herrera                    Marchesa

Here is more related scoop;

• Fashionista’s Sex Diary
• Anna Sui Bids Adieu
• The Modern Face of NYC Designers
• Alternative NYC Fashion Weeks
• Made in Midtown

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4 Responses to “NYFW & the Garment Center”

1. NYC Stylista Says:
   February 21st, 2010 at 1:29 pm

   Great pics! Overall I thought this FW was a bit bland but you all picked out some of the best (non-gray) pieces! Love Anna Sui and all the designers who support local manufacturing. It seems many more small indie designers are realizing the importance of the garment center and that is fantastic news!

2. Chelsea Says:
   February 21st, 2010 at 11:21 pm

   Why are they moving out of the garment center? Is there on specific reason? Because I read reports, and it sounds like it’s mostly just about money and sponsorships and the like, which is so sad. Thank you for the great interview with Chris Benz! I like his views and standpoints.

3. PinkBow Says:
   February 22nd, 2010 at 12:52 pm

   i would have loved to see erin featherston

4. stacy Says:
   February 25th, 2010 at 4:17 pm

   Thanks for sharing the great photos. And I couldn’t agree more w/ Ms. Sui… so bummed we’re moving from Bryant Park :-(

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