Asian Designer Spotlight: Richard Chai Fall 2012

Ahh Fashion Week in NY, there is no better time to ogle at clothes I can't afford and wishing I was at a show instead of at my dead end job. Wait, where was I going with this post? Oh right, 'tis the week where I will feature all the Asian designers debuting their Fall 2012 collections at NYFW and there are A WHOLE LOT of them this year. So excited and happy for all of them! And to start things off we have Richard Chai's fall 2012 collection (Richard Chai Love), here are some notable looks:

 Chai throws some dark tie dye in the mix with this dress and pairs it with a large boxy coat

 Darker florals make this trench coat more fall appropriate

 Oversized women's jackets are prevalent throughout the collection

 Multi colored stripes are also another pattern Chai plays with 

 I would probably be swimming in a jacket like this but I'd be doing so in such a chic way ;P

     

How sick are those large pockets? It's like the new fanny pack!

Richard Chai kept this collection simple with the running theme of menswear for women or as I like to call it Girl becomes Boy.  Unlike most designers he wanted to make the collection more "approachable" so that even a woman not in the fashion industry would be drawn to it.  While I am all for wearing menswear, I can never wear anything oversized because at 5'0" I am undersized. 

I give this collection a 3/5

Click here to view the entire collection, and let me know what you'd rate this collection.

Asian Designers Spotlight: Best of NY Fashion Week F/W 2011

NY Fashion Week is officially over and just like all Fall/Winter collections, it was not short of any black or fur. Last season I did individual designer spotlights but I've been a bit busy this month, so I decided to do one big post highlighting my favorite looks from the hottest Asian designers in the industry that showed in NY last week.

Zang Toi

Toi Trends: Camel tones and black; fur; menswear as womenswear; bold necklines
and floor length coats.

Yeoh Lee

Lee Trends: Large cozy knits; blacks, whites, greys; structured jackets and capes and capri trousers.

Vivienne Tam

Tam Trends: Tweed outerwear and dresses; fringe and crochet dresses.

Vera Wang

Wang Trends: Black; coats adorned with long haired furs and sheer chiffon gowns.

Thakoon

Thakoon Trends: Print mixing, plaid, long vests and more than just black.

Tadashi Shoji

Shoji Trends: Fluffy chic chiffon dresses, assymetricals and feathers.

Son Jung Wan

Wan Trends: Tweeds, furs, metallics and v-necklines.

Richard Chai

Chai Trends: Sporty-chic in grays and blacks, layered maxi dresses and cozy coats.

Prabal Gurung

Gurung Trends: Reds, greys and blacks, Textured knits, sophisticated fitted coats and trousers, and lace details.

Jason Wu

Wu Trends: Reds, grays and blacks, Menswear as womenswear, lace details and feathers.

Derek Lam

Lam trends: Reds, grays and blue solid pieces, sleeveless oversized coats and menswear style jackets.

Anna Sui

Sui Trends: Bold prints, chunky fur pieces, and Anna's signature hippie style florals.

Alexander Wang

Wang Trends: Menswear as womenswear, fur pieces, metallics and chunky tunics.

Phillip Lim

Lim Trends: Black, gray and green solids, leather and funky prints.

Looks like a lot of girls will be stealing clothes from their boyfriend's closets ;P I absolutely loved Thakoon's collection, completely caught me by surprise as he brought over spring inspired pieces into fall. I loved all the colors and textures he used and the design was very fresh and perfect for a city girl. Thakoon's got my vote for best F/W 2011 collection at NY Fashion Week!

Who's got your vote? Let me know in the comments below!

Designer Spotlight: Richard Chai S/S 2011 Collection

It's New York City Fashion Week and as hundreds of celebrities and people in the fashion industry flock to the shows at Lincoln Center, I am at home watching the shows from my television or computer :( But that's ok, at least we still get a chance to check out the Spring/Summer 2011 collections.

I wanted to share with you guys this wonderful article in the NY Times about the rise of Asian designers making their presence known in the American fashion industry; I'm so proud of them!

Since my blog is about Fashionable Asians, I will only be featuring my favorites from the runways of various Asian designers that are showing this week. Looking at the schedule, I'm going to have a busy week updating this blog, but I am really happy that Asian designers are getting more recognition in the American fashion industry.

Starting off the Asian Designer Spotlight with Korean designer Richard Chai. Chai kept things structured and casual in his sportswear collection with an array of sheer fabrics, neutral/nude colors and wide legged pants.

I am loving the color of this blazer!

I had pants just like these when I was in high school (which was about 7 years ago), except with a lot less fabric!

All photo credits to NYTimes/Getty Images, see the rest of the collection here.

I felt that his collection was a bit muted, colorwise for a Spring/Summer collection, but I am loving the widelegged pants, such a great detour from all the skinnies! When the models are walking in those pants, they look like long flowy skirts. The only problem is that the exageratted wideleg is difficult for a woman of my size (I'm only 5' tall) to pull off, all that extra fabric would just swallow me up! The colors may say Fall/Winter but the sheer silk tops/bottoms scream Spring/Summer.

I rate this collection 3/5 runways.

What did you think of Chai's S/S Collection? Let me know in the comments below! :)