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The NYLO Line
December 19, 2007
Hello my little fashionistas,
I hope this finds you happy and healthy, cause everyone around me seems to be grumpy and sick… yuck. I wanted to pass on some lookbook images from my collaboration with NYLO Hotels, the project where I designed a collection to be used by all the front line staff (waiters, hostess, front desk and servers), but will also be sold in boutiques in every hotel, as well as online at www.nylohotels.com! The first NYLO opens in a week down in Texas, 50 by 2010, and 150 are planned to open in America when all is said and done – and they’re all wearing my designs! Oh, and I almost forgot, I also designed this great handbag/luggage line for men and women that will be sold along with the rotating collection (no worries, no wooden handles).
It’s been a great project to work on, and I really do love the concept of NYLO and I especially felt that the “uniforms” needed a complete overhaul. It was such a huge undertaking because of the high demands of the projects: I needed to design clothing that was wearable in all climates (northeast to the southwest), a huge range of body types, styles that mix-n-matched/layered with one another and were also, of course, comfortable to wear. I worked in the hospitality industry for years and know for a fact that I HATED wearing my itchy polyester shirt and boxy pleated black trousers, besides, the customers didn’t think it was anything special either.
It's About the Work
December 11, 2007
Another team challenge… gahh, my stomach goes into knots when I hear that! Though this is the time to get all of the big, group ones out of the way, it still hurts to know that a designer’s position could be easily dictated by another designer’s skills, or lack there of. Sigh… but drama of course, prevails. Nevertheless, I’ve resigned myself to speaking solely about the fashion as that is what I’m best at, that is what you want to hear, and that is what this show should be about… so let’s get started!
Project Jillian
Overall I felt all three looks definitely looked like they were from the same collection/time period, which is an incredible feat, considering what they had to work with. All were young and flirtatious, and very smart move on their part by using the exact same fabric in all three looks – editing with so many choices was definitely the crucial part of this challenge.
Jillian
It was true what Tim said about these looks, Jillian certainly was designing for herself (which is a o.k… Donna Karen does it). I feel the proportions of the overalls are fantastic, lengthening the legs while still being flattering to the waist and torso. Also, by choosing light-weight denim it keeps the look from being completely overpowered by the one fabric, as it hugs and skims the body instead of becoming stiff and rigid like traditional overalls. Lastly, great job to Jillian for thinking of opening up the neckline; it really brings in a more feminine feel to the torso section.
Boys Just Wanna Have Fun
December 06, 2007
Wow, the producers certainly like to throw the designers of Season 4 a curve ball, don’t they? I think it’s pretty well-known that womens wear designers aren’t always the best menswear designers, and vice-versa, but kudos to them for giving it their all! When watching this episode with my roommate, she said to me “Wouldn’t it be easier to do men’s clothing anyway, it’s all boxy shapes?” Well, that AND a whole lot of geometry, details, fit, and technique. For centuries men’s clothing has gone relatively unchanged, and because of that, delineating too far from the standard is like waving a big ole awkward red flag.
Before we talk about the designs, I wanted to note that Tiki is a good looking man, very successful, and seemingly, a very all-around pleasant guy. Unfortunately, his job description does not immediately scream “fashion forward man” to me … in fact, it’s the Today Show. Let’s not kid ourselves by thinking anything other than the traditional uniform of dark colors and a traditional button-down (a faint colored stripe if feeling REALLY risqué) is ever wanted, or accepted.
I guess I have issues with this challenge because I don’t feel the challenge and the subject match very well. This is a show about design and creativity. How about choosing a man whose job description is a bit more colorful -- an actor, a photographer, or maybe a young professor perhaps? I feel that this would allow the designers to really show their talent, and instead of seeing, for the most part, a mass of badly sewn ho-hum clothing, we could’ve really experienced something fun and exciting.
Boys Just Wanna Have Fun
December 06, 2007
Wow, the producers certainly like to throw the designers of Season 4 a curve ball, don’t they? I think it’s pretty well-known that womens wear designers aren’t always the best menswear designers, and vice-versa, but kudos to them for giving it their all! When watching this episode with my roommate, she said to me “Wouldn’t it be easier to do men’s clothing anyway, it’s all boxy shapes?” Well, that AND a whole lot of geometry, details, fit, and technique. For centuries men’s clothing has gone relatively unchanged, and because of that, delineating too far from the standard is like waving a big ole awkward red flag.
Before we talk about the designs, I wanted to note that Tiki is a good looking man, very successful, and seemingly, a very all-around pleasant guy. Unfortunately, his job description does not immediately scream “fashion forward man” to me … in fact, it’s the Today Show. Let’s not kid ourselves by thinking anything other than the traditional uniform of dark colors and a traditional button-down (a faint colored stripe if feeling REALLY risqué) is ever wanted, or accepted.
I guess I have issues with this challenge because I don’t feel the challenge and the subject match very well. This is a show about design and creativity. How about choosing a man whose job description is a bit more colorful -- an actor, a photographer, or maybe a young professor perhaps? I feel that this would allow the designers to really show their talent, and instead of seeing, for the most part, a mass of badly sewn ho-hum clothing, we could’ve really experienced something fun and exciting.
Sweet P, SJP, Etc.
December 06, 2007
How much do you love Sarah Jessica Parker! Such an adorable woman with a great outlook on fashion, and I for one think that this challenge, at this stage of the game, was brilliant. Spending $15 on fabric/supplies is a feat of its own, especially because they were buying fabric at a retail price point, not even wholesale – but most of them certainly made it work.
To begin the episode, I was surprised to see that a majority of the designers stayed with the same model, especially considering that some of them are clearly better than others, but alas, to each his own. Also, I have yet to meet Ricky in person, but is it the stress of the cameras that are making him so emotional? The dear boy was tearing up at the model picking – and that wasn’t even the first time! Sigh, I repeat yet again, to each his own, seeing as I simply prefer to suppress my emotions in lieu of exposing them to millions of people to judge and critique.
I love that while they were waiting for Tim to arrive, Rami suggests “Snow White” as the pop/fashion icon that they will be designing for… never say never Rami! Well, low and behold it was the gorgeous SJP rocking some freshly blown-out hair and a little fashion potato sack (which I love), and oh my gosh how sweet was Chris when he finally met his reason for moving to NYC in the first place?
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