Rodarte Channels Australia In Fall Show for New York Fashion
Rodarte Channels Australia In Fall Show for New York Fashion Week
In the last decade, the New York fashion industry saw an explosion of young designers with significant potential. But in the past few seasons, a lot of the excitement surrounding that next generation has fizzled. Their edge has dulled. The freshness has worn off. The tough realities of the fashion business have set in. ~admin
But the two sisters behind the Rodarte label are the rare young designers who continue to surprise and dazzle. They did just that with a fall 2012 collection inspired by Australia.
Most of those in the much ballyhooed group of new American womenswear designers were young men intent on dressing the next generation of socialites or the next batch of night crawlers. Some of those young men lost their way, unable to settle on a point of view that defined their aesthetic. Others have quietly built nice businesses by creating pleasantly contemporary clothes while leaving inventiveness and excitement to others. And a few seem to have aged prematurely, creating desultory collections that seem suited for women who view the starched style of Callista Gingrich as worth aspiring to.But Kate and Laura Mulleavy, self-taught sisters from California, always stood apart. Random Posts