Asian Designer Spotlight: Jason Wu Fall 2012

Jason Wu drew inspiration for his latest collection from several decades of Chinese fashion history. Starting with the hats from the Qing dynasty, the cheongsams from 1940's Shanghai and the jackets from the Mao years of China. There's simply no better way to pay tribute to your roots than dedicating an entire collection to it.  

Wu's modern take on the classic cheongsam, dark and metallic

 Mao's military inspired jackets with structured shoulders and gold hardware

It's not a fall collection without some Clothes with the fur, with the furrrr!


I personally liked this collection, it's a lot more dark and fierce than Wu's previous collections. I love that he's such a versatile designer, I mean if you put his Target collection next to this you wouldn't even think it's from the same person. (I kind of wished his Target collection was as form fitting and streamlined as this one..) I can't wait for the sample sale on this collection, that red jacket is MINE! lol

I rate this collection a 5 out of 5! Perfection!

Do you think it's cliche for a Chinese designer to design a Chinese themed collection or do you think it can still be creative and different?

Asian Designer Spotlight: Tadashi Shoji Fall 2012

Japanese designer Tadashi Shoji showed at New York Fashion Week yesterday and here are some notable looks from his collection (influenced by the Golden Age of Shanghai); featuring plenty of lace, chiffon and velvet fabrics perfect for the fall season.

Dark emerald greens were featured in three of my top favorite looks from this collection. I especially loved the scalloped trim lace dress (center).

 Lace embroidery give a classic elegance to collection and the high collars of the two photos are reminiscent of the cheongsams from Shanghai.

Velvet makes a small appearance in the collection but he ties them in with the on going color scheme of emerald greens and dark reds

Though I see the Asian influence of the florals, I found that this print mixed with the colors and drop waists that Shoji decided to go with, aged the models by an extra 10 years.  And no woman wants to look older than they already are...

I think Tadashi made the "Golden Age of Shanghai" a lot more glamourous than it really was. I like to judge a collection by how wearable it is and while I find the designs to be beautiful, it would be difficult for most girls to pull off the drop waist dresses. It could be blamed on the models for being thin, but found that most of the dresses to looked really baggy. It made me miss his past collections of simple pastel dresses with soft ruffles and florals, but of course no designer can design the same thing for every collection.

I give this collection a 2/5, I just liked his past collections more...

Click here to see the entire collection and let me know what you think in the comments below!

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

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Tokyo Girls Collection Autumn/Winter 2010

Yesterday was the Tokyo Girl's Collection A/W show in Japan, a fashion festival that attracted 30,000 people to attend. The theme for this season's collection was Back to the Classic Future, meaning "looking back at the roots of the brands and expressing them for the future". Some of the brands featured in the show included Top Shop, Kitson, Cecil McBee, blondy, etc.

A summary of the collection is a mixture of fur pieces combined with lace, florals and knee high boots. Here are some of my favorite looks:

The hard look of the military jacket is softened with the addition of fur and lace detailing on the dress underneath... and a knitted shower cap haha

I wonder if that jumper is tweed?...now that would be an awesome jumper!

I just really like the print on the skirt and the oxford shoes but I would pick a different top.

That fur bag (hopefully it's faux) looks so luxurious, it'd look so prett y to have when it snows :)

Wow, a mop jacket, if I ever spill anything I can just use my jacket instead of wasting paper towels or shamwows! Going green at its best I suppose... haha

Totally wishing I had the legs to pull off over the knee boots!Let's end with this guy, because he's just fierce! lol

Click here to learn more about TGC! Alot more TGC fashion (all the kooky ones that I didn't feature) right this way.

Which ones were you favorite or least favorite? leave me a comment below!

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Designer Spotlight: Angelababy for b+ab

Hong Kong model Angelababy is now a fashion designer, creating a line for b+ab. In an interview, Angelababy mentions the inspiration for this line comes from her closet, a collection for the younger fashionistas featuring clothes that are sexy yet cute. It's like getting a taste of what Baby already has in her closet.

It looks like Baby is wearing a wig...on her feet! But I must say, the fur vest does compliment the lace dress quite nicely.

Photos from the b+ab fashion show:

Loving the knit jumper! and gray is definitely the new black this fall!

Everytime I see a red leather jacket I think of Michael Jackson..sigh..may he R.I.P.ok, just so we're clear, it's cool to wear wigs on other places than your head?
I think I'll skip on following this trend :P

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