GEOMETRIC

Faux Woven

Oscar de la Renta, Oscar de la Renta, Salvatore Ferragamo, Celine

Jonathan Saunders, J.W. Anderson, Salvatore Ferragamo, Jonathan Saunders

Neat and Orderly

Jason Wu, Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg

Milly, J.W. Anderson, Stella McCartney, Giambattista Valli

Sketchy Squares

Carolina Herrera, Kelly Wearstler, Elie Tahari, Giambattista Valli

Optical Illusion

J.W. Anderson, Prabal Gurung, Antonio Marras, Sonia Rykiel

ANIMAL

Colorful and Bold

Matthew Williamson, Nanette Lepore, Matthew Williamson

Balenciaga

Graphic

Alice by Temperley, Rachel Zoe, Temperley

Pieced Hides

Yigal Azrouel, Giambattista Valli, Gucci

GLOBAL

Painted Loom

Celine, Thakoon, Zero + Maria Cornejo, Pure DKNY

Striped Symbols

Nicole Miller, Yigal Azrouel, Alice by Temperley, Nicole Miller

Folk Art

Alice by Temperley, Matthew Williamson, Chanel, BCBG Max Azria

FLORAL

Oversize Hand-painted

Alice + Olivia, Max Mara, Nanette Lepore, Erdem

Densely Packed

Giambattista Valli, Alice by Temperley, Erdem, DKNY

Graphic

Rachel Zoe, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Elie Tahari

Updated Brocade

Matthew Williamson, Antonio Marras, Tibi

Red on Black

DKNY, Gucci, DKNY

CONVERSATIONAL

Status Prints

Stella McCartney, Peter Som, Alexandre Herchcovitch

Animals

Philosophy, Nicole Miller, Honor

PHOTOREALISM

Doo.Ri, Preen, Moschino

Zero + Maria Cornejo, Givenchy, Pedro Lourenco

TEXTURAL

Chalky

Rag and Bone, Philosophy, Kelly Wearstler, Honor

Finger Paint

Vera Wang, Honor, Vera Wang

Graffiti

Moschino, Milly, J.W. Anderson

PAISLEY

Nanette Lepore, Giambattista Valli, Stella McCartney, Chanel

SCARF PRINTS

Emilio Pucci, Derek Lam, Emilio Pucci

 ENGINEERED / PLACEMENT PRINTS

Geometric

BCBG Max Azria, J.W. Anderson, Diane von Furstenberg, Sonia Rykiel

Floral

DKNY, Gucci, Oscar de la Renta, Erdem

Erdem, Preen, Preen, Erdem

Mixed Prints

Antonio Marras, Giambattista Valli, Peter Som, Giambattista Valli

madelinepoolenails:

Finally, I have a good camera.

ASHISH

BURBERRY PRORSUM

CHRISTOPHER KANE

ERDEM

HOLLY FULTON

HOUSE OF HOLLAND

ISSA

JONATHAN SAUNDERS

JULIEN MACDONALD

JW ANDERSON

LOUISE GRAY

MARY KATRANTZOU

MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

MULBERRY

NICOLE FARHI

PAUL SMITH

PETER PILOTTO

PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND

RICHARD NICOLL

ROKSANDA ILINCIC

TEMPERLEY LONDON

UNIQUE

PROENZA SCHOULER

RACHEL COMEY

RAG & BONE

RALPH LAUREN

REBECCA MINKOFF

REBECCA TAYLOR

RICHARD CHAI LOVE

RODARTE

SACHIN + BABI

STEVEN ALAN

SUNO

TESS GIBERSON

THAKOON

THREEASFOUR

TIMO WEILAND

TORY BURCH

TRACY REESE

UNITED BAMBOO

VENA CAVA

VERA WANG

VIVIENNE TAM

VPL

WHIT

ZERO + MARIA CORNEJO

JEN KAO

JEREMY LAING

JEREMY SCOTT

JILL STUART

KAELEN

KAREN WALKER

KELLY WEARSTLER

LAMB

LELA ROSE

LIBERTINE

MARA HOFFMAN

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

MARC JACOBS

MICHAEL KORS

MORGAN CARPER

NARCISO RODRIGUEZ

NICOLE MILLER

OSCAR DE LA RENTA

PETER SOM

PHILOSOPHY

PORTER GREY

PRABAL GURUNG

PREEN

ADAM

ALEXANDER WANG

ALTUZARRA

ANNA SUI

BAND OF OUTSIDERS

BCBG MAX AZRIA

BETSEY JOHNSON

CAROLINA HERRERA

CHARLOTTE RONSON

CHRISTIAN COTA

CHRISTIAN SIRIANO

COSTELLO TAGLIAPIETRA

CUT25

CYNTHIA ROWLEY

DEREK LAM

DKNY

DONNA KARAN

DOO.RI

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

GRETCHEN JONES

HERVE LEGER

IMPROVD

JASON WU

J. CREW

I’m pleased to announce that Velveteen Prints will be exhibiting at DIRECTION by Indigo next week!

The Autumn / Winter 2012 / 2013 collection is designed specifically for the fashion-forward women’s and juniors markets. Everything is printed on beautiful 100% silk, and all prints are available in digital format. As always, there is an emphasis on print-ability — no more than 12 colors maximum per design, and many of the prints are in repeat.

If you will be attending the show, please stop by to introduce yourself and check out the collection.  I recommend making an appointment — click here to email me (quinn@velveteenprints.com) with your preferred date and time.

Here is the show information:

DIRECTION by Indigo
August 2-3, 2011
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011

Follow the new Velveteen Prints Tumblr for an up-to-the-minute, stream-of-consciousness bombardment of all things print & pattern in the fashion world!

RAFW was pretty hot this season.  Here are some print and pattern highlights from some of the collections shown the first week in May.

bec and bridge

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ALICE MCCALL

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CAMILLA AND MARC

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DION LEE

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JOSH GOOT

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KARLA SPETIC

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ELLERY

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STOLEN GIRLFRIENDS CLUB

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THERESA RAWSTHORNE

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ZIMMERMAN

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ROMANCE WAS BORN

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SOMETHING ELSE (COLLABORATION WITH ARTIST KEN DONE)

It’s that time again!  Printsource New York is next week in NYC.  If you have any interest at all in fashion, textile / print / color trends, this is definitely a resource you should check out.  Bring a business card with you to register at the door — the event is free, and open to the trade and press.  I’ll be at Booth D15 with a bunch of awesome new prints.  Come say hi!

I was just browsing new additions to SVPPLY (here’s mine) when I came across an awesome Swash shirt that Beklina had added from their online shop.  Swash is Sarah Swash and Toshio Yamanaka, designers from England & Japan, and their Spring/Summer 2011 collection is a wonderland of fantastically illustrated animals and musical instruments.

On March 19th, Earthlings peeped a perigee-syzygy, a.k.a SUPERMOON!  The full moon was closer to the Earth than it has been for 18 years, which, according to largely mystical and un-scientific sources, can lead to fantastic occurrences on our planet.  Is it any wonder, then, that the moon had such a powerful influence on several designers for their Fall / Winter 2011 collections?  I think not!

LOUIS VUITTON

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MIU MIU

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AGNES B.

CHANEL

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COLETTE DINNIGAN

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JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC

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VALENTINO

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JULIEN DAVID

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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

STELLA MCCARTNEY

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EMANUEL UNGARO

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LEONARD

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CHLOE

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VANESSA BRUNO

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YVES SAINT LAURENT

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GIAMBATTISTA VALLI

AKRIS

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ALEXIS MABILLE

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CELINE

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HERMES

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JOHN GALLIANO

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KENZO

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GIVENCHY

TSUMORI CHIMATO

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LIE SANG BONG

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VIKTOR & ROLF

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CACHAREL

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VERONIQUE LEROY

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SONIA RYKIEL

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COMME DES GARCONS

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JEAN PAUL GAULTIER

ISSEY MIYAKE

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DIOR

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ISABEL MARANT

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LANVIN

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HUSSEIN CHALAYAN

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VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

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YOHJI YAMAMOTO

MANISH ARORA

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BALMAIN

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BALENCIAGA

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NINA RICCI

DRIES VAN NOTEN 

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FAMITA LOPES

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ANTHONY VACARELLO

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LUIS BUCHINHO

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DEVASTEE

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ATSURO TAYAMA

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GUY LAROCHE

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FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA

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ROCHAS

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GARETH PUGH

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RUE DU MAIL

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CARVEN

LORENZO RIVA

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ICEBERG

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GIORGIO ARMANI

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MILA SCHON

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JUST CAVALLI

DOLCE AND GABBANA

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MARNI

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BRIONI

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LAURA BIAGIOTTI

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MARCO DE VINCENZO

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MISSONI

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VERSUS

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SALVATORE FERRAGAMO

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AQUILANO RIMONDI

EMILIO PUCCI

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MOSCHINO CHEAP AND CHIC

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ROBERTO CAVALLI

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JIL SANDER

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BOTTEGA VENETA

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SPORTMAX

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DANIELA GREGIS

ETRO 

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VERSACE

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LES COPAINS

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ANTONIO MARRAS

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GABRIELE COLANGELO

D&G 

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PRADA

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ALBINO

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LUISA BECCARIA

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BLUMARINE

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MAX MARA

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HAUTE

ALBERTA FERRETTI

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GUCCI

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ANGELO MARANI

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PAOLA FRANI

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ROCCO BAROCCO

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JOHN RICHMOND

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NO. 21

ASHISH

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JOANNE HYNES / HELEN STEELE

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MARY KATRANTZOU

I’m off to LA for some business (Vernon, Cypress, Harbor City) and pleasure (Santa Monica, Malibu, Joshua Tree).  This means I’ll be taking a break from all the fashion week print & pattern reporting, but never fear!  I will return with renewed vigor!

BASSO AND BROOKE

BURBERRY PRORSUM

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HOLLY FULTON

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PETER PILOTTO

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DAVID KOMA

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PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND

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CHRISTOPHER KANE

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ERDEM

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SUSANNA BETTENCOURT

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A LA DISPOSITION

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PAUL SMITH

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BUNMI KOKO

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GILES DEACON

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JULIEN MACDONALD

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

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MATTHEW WILLIAMSON

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MULBERRY

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TOPSHOP UNIQUE

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COOPERATIVE DESIGNS

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TEMPERLEY LONDON

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JASPER CONRAN

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ANTONIO BERARDI

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JAZZKATZE

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OSMAN

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PAM HOGG

CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS

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LOUISE GRAY

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JONATHAN SAUNDERS

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CLEMENTS RIBEIRO

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ISSA LONDON

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BELLE SAUVAGE

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DAKS

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CHARLES ANASTASE

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BETTY JACKSON

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KINDER AGGUGINI

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HOUSE OF HOLLAND

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J.W. ANDERSON

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LOUISE AMSTRUP

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BERNARD CHANDRAN

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JACOB KIMMIE

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GLORIA WAVAMUNNO

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ALANA HALE

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JULIAN J. SMITH

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SASS AND BIDE

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PAUL COSTELLOE

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CAROLINE CHARLES

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MARIA GRACHVOGEL

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KRYSTOF STROZYNA

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IRWIN & JORDAN

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FELDER FELDER

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JEAN-PIERRE BRAGANZA

L.A.M.B.

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NAEEM KHAN

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L’WREN SCOTT

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ISAAC MIZRAHI

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ELENE CASSIS

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STEPHEN BURROWS

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SON JUN WAN

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RALPH LAUREN

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MALAN BRETON

ANNA SUI

OSCAR DE LA RENTA

PROENZA SCHOULER

MILLY BY MICHELLE SMITH

CHRISTIAN COTA

JEREMY SCOTT

NANETTE LEPORE

YIGAL AZROUEL

3.1 PHILLIP LIM

MARCHESA

REED KRAKOFF

ELIE TAHARI

SUSAN CIANCIOLO

RACHEL ROY

KAREN WALKER

RODARTE

JEN KAO

BIPHU MOHAPATRA

HERVE LEGER

RISTO

MARC BY MARC JACOBS

CONCEPT KOREA

A DETACHER

DANIEL VOSOVIC

TIBI

NARCISO RODRIGUEZ

MARC JACOBS

BETSEY JOHNSON

TRACY REESE

STUDY NY

THOM BROWNE

CHRIS BENZ

THEYSKENS’ THEORY

ZERO + MARIA CORNEJO

CARLOS MIELE

CAROLINA HERRERA

JENNY PACKHAM

Y-3

TOMMY HILFIGER

DURO OWOLU

THAKOON

ALICE RITTER

TIMO WEILAND

LELA ROSE

PREEN

CATHERINE MALANDRINO

TORY BURCH

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

CYNTHIA STEFFE

EDUN

LIBERTINE

SUNO

DARYL K

ELISE OVERLAND

VIVIENNE TAM

KAELEN

PRABAL GURUNG

RACHEL ANTONOFF

BAND OF OUTSIDERS

CHARLOTTE RONSON

UNITED BAMBOO

JILL STUART

ADAM

BINETTI

NICOLE MILLER

CYNTHIA ROWLEY

RAG & BONE

REBECCA TAYLOR

JASON WU

PETER SOM

REBECCA MINKOFF

JEREMY LAING

VENEXIANA

NORMAN AMBROSE

THREEASFOUR

New York Fashion Week A/W 2011 is upon us!  I’ll be posting pictures daily of all noteworthy prints and patterns that pop up on the runway, so keep your little eyeballs glued to this spot.  This post covers February 9th & 10th.

GARY GRAHAM

ORGANIC BY JOHN PATRICK

NICHOLAS K

STEVEN ALAN

VENA CAVA

MARA HOFFMAN

RACHEL COMEY

BCBG MAX AZRIA

WHIT

LUCA LUCA

Opening Ceremony posted about their newest collaboration with Deyrolle taxidermy shop in Paris, and I love it!  Here are a couple shots from the OC Blog (taken in the Deyrolle shop) and some scarves they collaborated on for FNO ’10.

In other news, Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen threw a party for their new denim line, Textile Elizabeth & James, and Ashley showed up in a foxy sweater herself.

In other, other news, I have a cat named Fox.  She looks like a fox.  Check out her tumblr.

Check out these awesome colors from my friend Shabd (& check our her blog, too!):

Style.com posted a “Dispatch from Berlin” yesterday, featuring two images from Leyla Piedayesh’s Lala Berlin Fall 2011 RTW collection (above). Apparently, this collection was inspired by “children’s arts and crafts,” but since I cannot read German, I had a difficult time finding out more information about this!  I used Google Translate on the Nahtlos! blog post about this collection, which yielded the following result:

Leyla Piedayesh seems to want to Outsmarting the gray winter blues, because their new collection for autumn / winter 2011/2012 was some pretty colorful so.

Outsmarting the gray winter blues!  Pretty colorful so!  Couldn’t have put it better myself!

Anyway, those two photos kept me searching for more images of the collection, which combines really bright neon yellow and green with more mossy tones, and lots of gray and black.  Sleek Magazine has photos of the full collection — check it out!

I’m trying to see how this is inspired by children’s crafts.  Maybe the children are the offspring of LSD researchers.

I love these woodsy prints.  They remind me of lichen / moss, especially in these colors.

Word on the street (and in the blogs, and in the magazines, and in the stores…) is that the 70s are back in a big way. You can see it everywhere, from Marc Jacobs’ Spring 2011 show to the wide-leg trousers for sale at the Gap. There are so many ways to do a 70s look, from flowery dresses and floppy hats to oversized sunglasses and halter top pantsuits. I’d like to take a moment to celebrate one of my favorite 70s looks, which is that of the sophisticated and casually tailored style of a lady on the verge of a psychotic break. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you some stills from the completely awesome film “Opening Night,” directed by John Cassavetes and starring the inimitable Gena Rowlands.

The sunglasses, the coral pink lips, and the huge shaggy fur are straight outta 2011.

I wonder if all the “fashion people wearing jackets like capes” got their inspiration from this movie… The actual cape is bangin too; she’s like a fancy, alcoholic Druid.

I love this bright coral color. I don’t know if she’s wearing a dress or an elaborate pajama ensemble, but it works. The painted floral top is very Stella McCartney Resort 2011.

The Druid returns to her lair.

Samantha Pleet cape, Phosphorescence sunglasses, Stella McCartney dress, Chanel Rouge Coco in Peregrina, YSL dress

Last week, the tri-annual Printsource trade show took place on the beautiful, snowy isle of Manhattan.  This was my first time exhibiting with Velveteen Prints, and I was overwhelmed by the wonderful feedback I received about the new collection.  I thought I’d do the blog world a service and report on what types of prints the buyers were looking for this season.

Although there were plenty of people who asked flat out to see the florals, which never go out of style, most passers-by were drawn in to my booth by the textural / painterly prints on display.  These were prints that I had done by hand initially, using acrylic paint, watercolors, or dyes, to create a smeared, artist’s-studio-floor kind of look.  I think this type of print is popular because it’s so versatile.  With the right colors and styling, it can be pretty and soft, or dirty and grunge.

(L-R) Chanel, Balmain, Charlotte Ronson

Besides the painterly prints, my “voyager” prints were another huge draw.  Voyager is just my PC term for “ethnic” / “tribal” prints — my academic background in Art History won’t let me use those terms with a clear conscience!  The voyager prints are inspired by the trends sweeping the runways and street fashion recently, from Pendleton blankets to Missoni’s wacked out Spring 2011 collection, but done in an accessible, juniors-friendly palette featuring bright coral and soft pink.

(L-R) Proenza Schouler, Tory Burch, Missoni

Oh, and they’re still asking for camo!

happy birthday, capricorn! you’re a sea goat!

just like a sea goat, you’re ambitious, dignified, hard-working, and practical. since you’re also an earth sign, i’m going to guess you’re drawn to a classic, almost woodsy style — what they’re calling “heritage” these days.   i’m thinking riding boots and cable knit cashmere sweaters.  traditional and earthy, but not hippie.  no, you like to keep a steady head on your shoulders.  here, i pulled this ensemble together just for you:

steven alan blazer, vp208 tank top, vince leggings, tenoversix wedges

yeah, it’s a little more edgy than what you might be used to, but live it up a little!  get out of your comfort zone, you old sea goat.  check out those wooden cut-out wedges.  hot, right?  i can just see you kicking those off before relaxing by the fire in that old money ski lodge you love so much — that is, if you ever let yourself take a vacation.  don’t worry, the blazer keeps you looking presentable in case you run into a potential business partner at dinner.

now go, have a great year!  and if you need more advice, you can always consult the expert.

hope your year is full of fireworks.  the good kind.