Discover Spring/Summer 2015 on Bessd

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“We make your dreams come true!” It’s a phrase those who live in the New York City area are all too familiar with—the wonderfully infamous closing to the commercial for Brooklyn wedding venue Grand Prospect Hall. (Do yourself a favor and watch it on YouTube.) But even audience members not privy to...

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Each season it’s interesting to see Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen showcase their ultra-personal, ultra-luxe collections for The Row, then switch gears for their younger, contemporary Elizabeth and James line. At the label’s latest Spring presentation, models were arranged in front of vintage wooden sur...

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Some designers reference a specific painting or sculpture when they start a new collection. Osklen’s Oskar Metsavaht immersed himself in an entire museum. He spent four days at Inhotim, the outdoor contemporary art museum in Brumadinho, Brazil, to develop his Spring lineup. Comprised of sleek outdoo...

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After seasons of presentations, Erin Fetherston returned to the runway for Spring. “I was looking at old videos of my shows, and feeling nostalgia for how beautiful things are in motion,” she said backstage at Lincoln Center. “I wanted to see the models bring them to life again.” It was the right t...

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THE Calvin Klein brand went stratospheric with the ad campaign for its jeans “Nothing comes between me and my Calvins” back in 1980. What a different route it has taken now under the direction of Francisco Costa. Costa is probably the most minimalist American (well, South American) designer in the S...

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“This is actually the most personal collection I’ve done because it was all about Colombia, my home,” Juan Carlos Obando said after his Spring show on the last day of NYFW. This season’s personal inspiration gave the designer an emboldened sense of confidence. Instead of focusing on his signature re...

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RALPH LAUREN indulged in his sportier rather than his Hollywood side this morning (though Hollywood was there and present with Julianne Moore in the front row) for a collection that was incredibly wearable and took the safari message and moved into something soft and extravagant. It was an expediti...