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: Vivienne Tam S/S 2011 Collection

(I know I'm jumping from Alexander Wang to this! Such a huge difference, but what can I say I have a very open mind and a taste for everything awesome! :P )

Finally an Asian Female Designer! haha Vivienne Tam used an array of pretty florals in whites, creams and blues in her collection (looks like Viv got the color memo) and while I'm not a huge fan of the Boho style on some of the dresses, I really enjoyed all the lace and crochets!

The hobo bags (or as my Asian mother calls them Chicken bags, because people in Asia buy their chickens alive and put them in bags like that LOL) complimented the Boho styled collection

Is it just me or is this model looking kinda slouchy?

I just love really girly clothes! (I previously interned for Rebecca Taylor so I grew a love towards florals and ultra feminine prints.) A lot of the clothes in her collection just make you want to travel, especially the dress in the second pic, perhaps it's the feel of summer I get from it. Whatever it is I am yearning to hop on a plane to Spain or Italy.

Photo Credits go to NYMag, go to their website for the rest of the collection.

I rate this collection 4/5!

Are you guys loving the colors (or non colors) being used for next season?