ss15 – Downtown Magazine

On Monday, the award-winning Portuguese designer, Katty Xiomara, presented her Spring/Summer 2015 collection in New York at Nolcha Fashion Week.

The designer debuted a line much softer than her usual collections. She was inspired by the art form of a “chocolatier” and melted the geometric shapes that she is known for into softer and more organic forms. Silhouettes bloomed uniquely throughout the line which yielded a look that appeals to the working, urban woman with a practical sense of style.

White color and smooth materials were a constant, with black outlines and striking cut-outs seen consistently in the line. To close the show, Xiomara unveiled her collaboration with the mobile accessories company, OtterBox®, and their Alpha Glass™ technology: an all-new fortified glass screen protector for cellular phones called “The OtterBox® Dress.”

Celebrities including Kat Graham, Sammi Hanretty and Kristen Ruhlin were spotted in the front row, all wearing Katty Xiomara clothes.

-Maria Zanetti & Thais Morais

The Portuguese designer, Felipe Oliveira Batista, presented Lacoste’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection this past Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. The collection was inspired by a nautical environment. Bright colors, jackets tied at the waist and logo-centric clothing made the line very sporty chic, a classic look for Lacoste.

The line mixes technological fabrics like neoprene with natural ones, like cotton. The colors follow the season’s pastels and this includes a lot of white. Textures give life to the clothes and bring attention to the short dresses with geometrical cuts.

This collection is all about mix-and-match contrasts. Mixing and matching close-fitted and subtly oversized volumes, nautical essentials like blazers and fisherman smocks, subtly washed-out natural fabrics and mesh, and color blocks and prints such as zoomed-in nautical references and coordinates of abstract patterns.

The show did not stop at the runway. The front row was full Lacoste loving celebrities including Cara Santana, Peyton List, Edy Ganem, Nat Wolff, Ryan Guzman, Tong Liya and Merve Bolugur. The DJs Tiesto, Cassidy, Chelsea Layland and Brendan Fallis were also present. The models Chelsea Layland, Kyleigh Kuhn, Zara Martin were there, and all the ladies were wearing the Lacoste collection.

-Maria Zanetti

Photography by Yannis Vlamos

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