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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Cynthia Rowley Resort 2010.

Barbora

"In this, the most bourgeois season designers do, I liked the contrast of being really conscious about the materials," Cynthia Rowley said at her Resort presentation.

Dierdre

That explains why she embellished dresses and sandals with ditsy floral fabric and yards of mismatched ribbon, leftovers from seasons past.

Claudia

Along similar lines, the designer refashioned newspaper into giant hair bows.

Karla

An outdoorsy theme prevailed (intarsia sweaters with bright tennis ball patterns, gold fishhook necklaces), though an airbrushed "graffiti party" frock nodded to more urban activities.

Yulia Lobova

Set to a backdrop of pal Marilyn Minter's oversize sexually charged paintings at Salon 94 gallery, the effect was at once sweet, kooky, and edgy—in other words, more or less what one has come to expect from Rowley's shows.

Heidi Rock

Nell Rebowe

Sierra

Jillian Hoey

Coco Young

Erin M.

Mia Rosing

Hawa Diawara

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Zac Posen Resort 2010.

Hana Soukupova

Zac Posen eschewed the forties-tinged Victoriana of his Fall collection to focus on more modern, real-world clothes.

Sessilee Lopez

It was a sensible move.

Jules Mordovets

Taking "clean shapes" as his MO, he touched on everything from simple yet sexy stretch canvas sheaths to tops and wrap skirts in mix-and-match floral prints to jersey button-downs and ruched satin pants in hard-candy colors.

Alana Zimmer

He displayed a similar restraint for evening, showing a white tux over a corseted wedding tank dress, as well as a dramatic smoking.

Tiiu Kuik

But Posen can't resist a little nighttime drama and neither can his fans, so there were plenty of party frocks, too.

Mia Rosing

The best, a strapless number in a subtle black and white tire print with chain detailing, took its cues from American couturier Pauline Trigère.