CURATED CREATIVITY @CAPSULE SHOW, PART 1: DOMESTIC BRANDS

Collecting marketing materials + magazines from (capsule) show

After a stretch of searching for career stability, the decision to replace visionary volatility with superficial success is fully in effect. As a bi-product, late nights and last minute deadlines limit my intake of Fashion Week activities. Life as a Libra leans towards ensuring balance, and so a portion of my weekend is set aside for stylistic exploration. Returning to the (capsule) and Axis shows this year, I spy new faces in fashion presenting progressive Spring/Summer 2016 styles. Keep reading for a few of my domestic designer favorites (and stay tuned for international picks)... 

RE-INVENTING SHOES NY @ UNITED NUDE

Ammonite by Fernando Romero for United Nude

With 2,015 years of innovation elapsed, the landscape for originality is treacherously tainted by technology. Though truly groundbreaking design be rare, meaningful improvements inspire advanced iterations of the existent. This Spring, United Nude and 3D Systems partner with 5 of the world’s leading architects and designers on a collaborative project entitled ‘Re-inventing Shoes.’ Visit United Nude’s Bond St. store in NYC to see sculptural (yet functional) shoe design by Ben van Berkel, Zaha Hadid, Ross Lovegrove, Fernando Romero, Michael Young, created from the highest quality 3D printing  equipment. Keep reading for a look inside...

MEET THE MILLINER : JESS COLLETT

Jess Collett Milliner in her atelier, photos provided by Jess Collett

Handmade hats, haute hairpieces and high-performance horses become functional--not to mention fashionable--highlights of the derby/summer sporting season both domestically and abroad. With the Epsom Races passed and the Ascot Races upcoming, Jess Collett, a familiar favorite in the world of high-profile headgear, staves off the sun with a range of subtle to show-stopping styles. A graduate of Kensington and Chelsea College, Collett's couture creations are wielded by British royalty, actors and actresses and the general public. Established in 1999, Collett's atelier in Notting Hill continues to be the birthplace of all her handmade floral, felted and feverishly fantastic hats. Keep reading for a sincere and insightful Q&A with the designer...

A LITTLE BIT OF SCIENCE + A LITTLE BIT OF STYLE

Bracelets designed by Emmett and produced by an Ultimaker 3D Printer at the 3DEA pop up launch event

Gone are the days of waiting in perilous anticipation for the next issue of Vogue or trekking to the video store to rent a movie. Sites and blogs are updated instantly and Netflix are viewable at the touch of the remote. For some, the dial-up modem crooning a segway to internet connection is an unfamiliar urban legend. We live in an instant age, an electronic age and an age where style mixed with a little science can be doodled and printed almost instantly!