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Summer is winding down and
autumn is just around the corner, are you ready? Prepare your closets for a few
new "must-have" additions of inspired designs as you browse through the
fabulous Fall 2010 Collections as seen on the runways in Bryant Park.
The ARISE
Magazine African Collective - Part III - Fall 2010 show featured
exciting designs from three fashion houses, Black Coffee, Deola Sagoe, and Loin Cloth & Ashes.
South African Designers Jacques Van
Der Watt and Danica Lepen of Black Coffee took
inspiration for their Fall 2010 Collection from "Pablo Picasso's
reinterpretation of African masks for their Cubist collection." Their
collection featured pleated and quilted coats and dresses in a color palate
that focused on softer shades of rose, slate, putty, and flesh tones. The
collection's coats and jackets were gorgeous with luscious details featuring
overly large collars, fluid layers, and creative angles that maximized their
fashion statement for confident, stylish women who enjoy an appreciative nod
when it comes to dressing fashionably.
  
Fall 2010 Fashions from ARISE Show
Nigerian Designer Deola Sagoe for Deola Sagoe found
inspiration for her Fall 2010 Collection from "East African Maasai warriors and
18th century European military uniforms." Her Fall 2010 collection
featured slim-fit pants, fishtail skirts, and long evening gowns in a warm
color palette of rich hues of rusts, oranges, browns, along with blues.
  
Fall 2010 Fashions from ARISE Show
Tanzanian Designer Anisa Mpungwe of Loin Cloth & Ashes,
found inspiration for Fall 2010 "from her father's hometown of Ifakara, Tanzania,
an old, forgotten town village." Anisa's vision for her company is to create
"dresses for that woman who dares to be different." She utilized a neutral
color palette for her Fall 2010 collection, deftly using black, charcoal,
stone, champagne, sand, bronze, gold, and charcoal for her collection of skinny
pants, jodhpurs, slinky skirts, and mini dresses, where interesting details
included South African made fabric and garment linings made and printed in Tanzania
with Tanzanian inspired art.
  
Fall 2010 Fashions from ARISE Show
Designer Tia Ciabani worked her magic one last time with her Fall 2010
Collection for Ports 1961 before stepping
down as Creative Director. Her sister and creative partner, Fiona Cibani,
will assume Tia's role going forward. Asymmetric looks figured
throughout the collection of dresses, coats, trousers, stirrup trousers, front
pleat jumpsuits, sweaters, shrugs, and dramaticaccessories of over-sized clutches, biker caps, asymmetric caps,
militia boots, Wellington
boots, and bold contemporary necklaces. Her color palette for Fall 2010 features
neutrals of black, licorice, pepper, tobacco, heather, and mulberry.
Designer Tia Ciabani
A few of the highlights
included her sleeveless Laser Cut Epaulette Coat which had clean, pared down
lines, with lovely shoulder details; calf-length belted Leather Trimmed Trench;
and Asymmetric Cape Shrug with Framis Trimmed Knot Dress.
  
Fall 2010 Fashion from Ports 1961
As always, remember, that
when it comes to fashion, it is not only about what you wear, it is also, how
you wear it! Know your own style and have a fashionable season!
  
Fall 2010 Fashion from Ports 1961
For information on Mercedes-Benz
Fashion Week in New York
or other Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week International shows, please visit
the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
website: www.MBFashionWeek.com.
  
Fall 2010 Fashion from Ports 1961
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