New York Fashion Week

MBFW SPRING 2015 COLLECTIONS

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will take over New York City as thousands o fashion insiders gather to see the newest collections of 97 designer runway shows and presentations at Lincoln Center, the Hub at Hudson and throughout New York City. The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 Collections will include shows from designers including: ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, ALON LIVNÉ, ANGEL SANCHEZ, ANNA SUI, ANYA CALIENDO, ART HEARTS FASHION PRESENTED BY THE AIDS FOUNDATION, AUGUST GETTY, B.MICHAEL AMERICA, BADGLEY MISCHKA, BCBGMAXAZRIA, BETSEY JOHNSON, BIBHU MOHAPATRA, BOSS, CALVIN KLEIN COLLECTION, CARMEN MARC VALVO, CAROLINA HERRERA, CHARLOTTE RONSON, CLOVER CANYON, CONCEPT KOREA, CROWN BY COLIN KING, CUSTO BARCELONA, CUTECIRCUIT, CZAR BY CESAR GALINDO, DAVID TLALE, DENNIS BASSO, DEOLA, DESIGUAL, DIESEL BLACK GOLD, DKNY, DONNA KARAN NEW YORK, DORIN NEGRAU, ERIN FETHERSTON, ETXEBERRIA, FALGUNI AND SHANE PEACOCK, FASHION LAW INSTITUTE, FASHION SHENZHEN, FRANCESCA LIBERATORE, GEORGINE, GRUNGY GENTLEMAN, HERVÉ LÉGER BY MAX AZRIA, J.CREW, J. MENDEL, JAY GODFREY, JENNY PACKHAM, KATYA ZOL, LACOSTE, LELA ROSE, LIBERTINE, LIE SANGBONG, LUIS ANTONIO, MM6 MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, MALAN BRETON, MARA HOFFMAN, MARISSA WEBB, MARK AND ESTEL, MESKITA, MICHAEL COSTELLO, MONIQUE LHUILLIER, NAEEM KHAN, NANETTE LEPORE, NAUTICA, NICHOLAS K, NICOLE MILLER, NOON BY NOOR, OUDIFU, PAMELLA ROLAND, PARKCHOONMOO, PEDRO DEL HIERRO MADRID, PROJECT RUNWAY, RALPH LAUREN, REBECCA MINKOFF, REEM ACRA, RICARDO SECO, RICHARD CHAI, SAUNDER, SKINGRAFT, SON JUNG WAN, STELLA NOLASCO, SUPIMA, TADASHI SHOJI, TAORAY WANG, THE ART INSTITUTES, TODD SNYDER, TOME, TOMMY HILFIGER, TORY BURCH, TRINA TURK, VENEXIANA and VIVIENNE HU. Title sponsor Mercedes-Benz is joined by DHL, American Express®, Maybelline New York, TRESemmé, Samsung Mobile, E! Entertainment, PANDORA, WGSN, eBay, The New York Times as well as Women's Wear Daily and Getty Images.  The Spring 2015 Collections will take place September 4-11, 2014. Official schedule is available here:       Thursday, September 4th, 2014: NICHOLAS K: Pavilion (9:00 AM) CUTECIRCUIT: Hub (09:30-10:30 AM) BCBGMAXAZRIA: Theatre (10:00AM) RICHARD CHAI: Salon (11:00 AM) SUPIMA: Pavilion (1:00 PM) JAY GODFREY: Hub (1:30-2:30PM) TADASHI SHOJI: Salon (2:00 PM) DESIGUAL: Theatre (3:00 PM) TOME: Pavilion (4:00 PM) MARISSA WEBB: Salon (5:00 PM) TODD SNYDER: Pavilion (7:00 PM) MESKITA: Theatre (8:00 PM) GRUNGY GENTLEMAN: Hub (8:30-11 PM) Friday, September 5th, 2014: FASHION LAW INSTITUTE: Fordham Law School (8:30 AM) STELLA NOLASCO: Pavillon (9:00 AM) PROJECT RUNWAY: Theatre (10:00 AM) MARK AND ESTEL: Salon (11:00 AM) ZIMMERMANN: Pavilion (12:00 PM) CARMEN MARC VALVO: Theatre (2:00 PM) TRINA TURK: Salon (2:30-3:30 PM) REBECCA MINKOFF: Pavilion (3:00 PM) SAUNDER: Hub (4:30-5:30 PM) NICOLE MILLER: Salon (6:00 PM) MONIQUE LHUILLIER: Theatre(7:00 PM) CHARLOTTE RONSON: Pavillon (7:30-9 PM) AUGUST GETTY: Salon (9:00 PM) CROWN BY COLIN KING: Hub (9:30-10:30 PM) Saturday, September 6th, 2014: LACOSTE: Theatre (10:00 AM) LIE SANGBONG: Salon (11:00 AM) SON JUNG WAN: Pavilion (1:00 PM) ALON LIVNÉ: Hub (1:30-2:30 PM) MARA HOFFMAN: Salon (2:00 PM) HERVÉ LÉGER BY MAX AZRIA: Theatre (3:00 PM) LUIS ANTONIO: Pavilion (4:00 PM) MALAN BRETON: Salon (6:00 PM) ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY: Theatre (7:00 PM) ASIA FASHION COLLECTION: Salon (8:00 PM) ANYA CALIENDO: Studio (7-9:00 PM) Sunday, September 7th, 2014: FASHION SHENZHEN: Studio (12:00 AM) DAVID TLALE: Pavilion (1:00 PM) DKNY: 547 West 26th Street (1:00 PM) CZAR BY CESAR GALINDO: Hub (1:30-2:30 PM) KATYA ZOL: Theatre (2:00 PM) CUSTO BARCELONA: Salon (3:00 PM) ETXEBERRIA: Pavilion (4:00 PM) VIVIENNE TAM: Theatre (6:00 PM) FASHION SHENZHEN: Hub (06:30-7:30 AM) NANETTE LEPORE: Salon (7:00 PM) NANETTE LEPORE PRESENTED BY MARIST COLLEGE: Salon (8:00 PM) PARKCHOONMOO: Pavilion (9:00 PM) Monday, February 10th, 2014: LELA ROSE: Pavilion (9:00 AM) CAROLINA HERRERA: Theatre (10:00 AM) TAORAY WANG: Salon (11:00 AM) TOMMY HILFIGER: TBA (11:00 AM) ANGEL SANCHEZ: Pavilion (12:00 PM) DENNIS BASSO: Theatre (1:00 PM) FRANCESCA LIBERATORE: Salon (2:00 PM) GEORGINE: Pavilion (3:00 PM) DONNA KARAN NEW YORK: 547 W 26th St (4:00 PM) REEM ACRA: Salon (6:00 PM) LIBERTINE: Pavilion (7:00PM) OUDIFU: Salon (9:00 PM) Tuesday, September 9th, 2014: TORY BURCH: Avery Fisher Hall (9:00 AM) J.CREW: Pavilion (9:30-10:30 AM) VIVIENNE HU: Pier 59 (09:30 AM) BADGLEY MISCHKA: Theatre (10:00 AM) MM6 MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA: 537 W 27th St (10:00 PM) NOON BY NOOR: Salon (11:00 PM) CONCEPT KOREA: Pavilion (1:00 PM) DIESEL BLACK GOLD: 360 W 33rd St (1:00 PM) JENNY PACKHAM: 269 11th Ave (1:00 PM) NAEEM KHAN: Theatre (2:00 PM) PEDRO DEL HIERRO MADRID: TBA; (2 PM) PAMELLA ROLAND: Salon (3:00 PM) SKINGRAFT: Pavilion (6:00 PM) ZANG TOI: Salon (7:00 PM) THE ART INSTITUTES: Theatre (8:00 PM) MICHAEL COSTELLO: Pavilion (9:00 PM) Wednesday, September 10th, 2014: FALGUNI AND SHANE PEACOCK: Pavilion (9 AM) DEOLA SAGOE / CLAN: Salon (11 AM) BIBHU MOHAPATRA: Pavilion (12:00 PM) BOSS: TBA (2:00 PM) BETSEY JOHNSON: Salon (3:00 PM) CLOVER CANYON: Pavilion (5:30-6:30PM) ANNA SUI: Theatre (6:00 PM) RICARDO SECO: 7 World Trade Centre (6:00 PM) ERIN FETHERSTON: Salon (7:00 PM) B.MICHAEL AMERICA: Pavilion (9 PM) Thursday, September 11th, 2014: RALPH LAUREN: 560 Washington Street (10:00 AM) RALPH LAUREN: 560 Washington Street (11:00 AM) DORIN NEGRAU: Pavilion (12:00 AM) J.MENDEL: Theatre (1:00 PM) CALVIN KLEIN COLLECTION: 50 Varick Street (2:00 PM) ART HEARTS FASHION PRESENTED BY AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, Theatre (5 PM) Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is an IMG event.

 

CONCEPT KOREA

CONCEPT KOREA

Concept Korea is a collaborative project to promote Korean fashion designers and assist them in their attempts to break into the U.S. fashion market.  Concept Korea is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, the Daegu Metropolitan City, the Korea Creative Contents Agency, and the Korea Research Institute for Fashion Industry.  Concept Korea began in the spring of 2010, and this F/W 2013 season marks the organization’s seventh time showing at New York Fashion Week.  www.conceptkorea.org

Concept Korea returned to Lincoln Center on February 7^th, 2013 to show the Fall/Winter 2013 collections. A proven talent platform, Concept Korea sent the best of Korean design down the runway this season. CHOIBOKO by Choi Bo Ko, CRES. E DIM. By Hongbum Kim, KYE by Kathleen Kye, LIE SANG BONG by Lie Sang Bong and SON JUNG WAN by Son Jung Wan –- round out Concept Korea’s most talent group yet, and is set to take the US market by storm.

This theme of this season’s runway show was ”Rhythm of Korea.” The Stage came alive with a fusion of traditional Korea music that represents the spirit of Seoul. Notable attendees include: PATRICIA FIELD, FERN MALLIS, PHILLIP BLOCH, NEON HITCH and ANGELA SIMMONS. Makeup was done by Cheyenne at Top 5 Management using Pür Minerals and Beautyblender, and hair by Kate Hanley using T3micro.

Behind the group is an industry powerhouse of fashion’s most influential voices, who hand picked each of the designers.  They include: FERN MALLIS, founder of New York Fashion Week, SIMON COLLINS, Dean of Parsons, COLLENSHERING, Fashion Director of SaksFifth Avenue, STAN HERMAN, former President of the CFDA, PHILLIP BLOCH, Stylist, ANN CARUSO, Stylist, JANE PAGE, VP at Balenciaga, CAROL SONG, Head Buyer at Opening Ceremony, SCOTT STUDENBERY, VP at Lanvin, TARYN LAEBAN,VP of Kate Spade and PHILIPPE SOUSSAND, founder of Soussand Associates.

 

 

SON JUNG WAN

Born & raised in Korea, Son Jung Wan, majored in Industrial Craft at Sookmyung Women's University and after graduating, went to design school at International Mode in Seoul. In 1989, Son decided to open a small shop just across the street from Galleria Department Store so she could house & sell her then small collection of stylish wears. Seeing how successful her store was, Galleria offered her a shop in shop only a year later and from there the Son Jung Wan brand grew. In 1993, Son received the “Golden Needle Award” from the Korea Fashion Editor Association and in 2005, was named “Designer of the Year” by Seoul Metropolitan.
The luxurious collections designed by Son Jung Wan consist of impeccably executed separates including tops, skirts, shorts, pants, and jackets as well as dresses all made from the must sumptuous fabrics. With each collection, Son captures the dual nature of women and how they like to dress; at times pretty and feminine, other times chic and stylish & still others sexy.
Today, Son Jung Wan is one of the largest Korean designer labels in the country with over 37 billion won (34 million dollars) in sales for 2009 and a total of 37 stores carrying the brand.
Son has participated in Seoul Fashion Week for many years and has shown at Who's Next, the Parisian trade show. Son Jung Wan is a woman of many passions. She is a fashion designer, a philanthropist, an avid traveler and a collector of art to name just a few.
 

Fall 2013 “DYNAMIC ROMANCE” Collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week

 For the designer’s fifth season at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Son Jung Wan presented a well edited collection featuring jewel tone gowns, chic felt neutral jackets and caramel pleated wool dresses.

Inspired by two Russian greats, Kandinsky and Catherine Palace, she used ox blood red, Sapphire blue, and violet accents to punch up the neutral palette of beige, gray and metallic. The show’s final looks included a jaw dropping fox fur coat with sequins and a chic gold sequined tank jumper.

Photos by Rodin Banica