Articles by Lisa Martinez
Carolina Herrera Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Bluesy Glamour
Ladylike luxe feels mysteriously moody in a midnight palette and decadently doyenne trimmed in feathers and fur
Carolina Herrera Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Bluesy Glamour
Ladylike luxe feels mysteriously moody in a midnight palette and decadently doyenne trimmed in feathers and fur
Carolina Herrera Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Bluesy Glamour
Carolina Herrera never disappoints and this season's ladylike luxe was given a leaner, longer silhouette
Doo.Ri Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Poetry in Motion
According to the liner notes, Doo-Ri Chung said she was inspired by an elegant, haunting movement for her Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection
BCBG Max Azria Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Bauhaus Abstract
Designing husband Max Azria and his wife Lubov unveiled 34 new looks in traditional silhouettes with autumnal blocks of color
Arts of Fashion Foundation Symposium — Celebrating a Decade of Emerging Design Talent
When one thinks of San Francisco fashion, a more socially-conscious sustainability and relaxed-bohemian glamour come to mind, but the Arts of Fashion Foundation is changing the perceptions of San Francisco within its evolution as a fashion player
Donna Karan Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — The Artisan Stroke
Joining two seemingly divergent worlds, the post-Earthquake state of Haiti with the designer’s unmistakable urban glamour
Rodarte Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Sleeping Beauty & Sunflowers
Sartorial sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy cited dual influences, the animated Disney classic Sleeping Beauty and Vincent Van Gogh, noting a correlation between the color stories of each
Monique Lhuillier Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Sporty, Sexy, Silhouettes
Last autumn, Monique Lhuillier showed us her sultry side and this season, she developed that provocatively sexy direction even further
Tadashi Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — A Bouquet of Dresses
Tadashi Shoji pays homage to the enchanting beauty and splendor of the tulip
Rebecca Taylor Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — The Modern Bohemian
Rebecca Taylor reinterpreted and elevated the 70’s undercurrent of a bohemian spirit with a sophisticated palette, asymmetrical hemlines, and modernized patchwork
Michael Kors Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — From Metropolis to Mozambique
Memories of Africa, the rustic modernism of the Lebombo Lodge, an easy laid back attitude, and raw beauty with a luxe savage inspired the collection’s understated glamour
BCBG Max Azria Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — A Weightless Fluidity
Max and Lubov Azria chose fluid silhouettes and weightless fabrics in a saturated palette to embody the season’s fresh energy
Vera Wang Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Psychedelic Wonderland
This season Vera Wang invited us to follow her down the sartorial rabbit hole with childlike curiosity, further exploring and discovering that which makes effortless all-at-once sophisticated
Oscar de la Renta Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Power Lies in her Femininity
While white was predominantly featured on the Spring 2012 Runways, the highly saturated palette of daffodil, chartreuse, cobalt, and begonia revitalized the designer’s signature embroideries and lace
L.A.M.B. Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Zigzags, Stripes & Checks
The collection’s inspirations were the Rat Pack, high voltage, and maharaja
Jason Wu Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Subversive Couture
Paradoxical juxtapositions of brights with neutrals, hard with soft, and as we saw in this collection the more “athletic sophisticate,” provide a marriage made in heaven
Farah Angsana Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Ornamentation Enchantment
This edited collection of 20 looks focused on red-carpet glamour with a series of draped goddess gowns and flirty cocktail frocks
Carlos Miele Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Anywhere Faraway
For Spring 2012, vividly bright caftans, gowns, and jumpsuits in a medley of tropical prints were the order of the day
Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — New Beginnings
As only Ms. von Furstenberg, fashion’s mother of reinvention, can she has woven life’s sartorial tapestry for today’s renaissance woman.
Carolina Herrera Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Bauhaus Beautiful
Wrap belts, panel detailing, and faille inserts helped to define the collection’s feminine silhouette.
Badgley Mischka Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Magnificent Obsessions
We're magnificently obsessed with Mark Badgley and James Mischka's architectural silhouettes and impressionist-like prints.
Vera Wang Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — High Society
Vera Wang was inspired by the trio of high society mavens Viscountess Thelma Furness, Lady Emerald Cunard, and The Duchess of Windsor Wallis
Behnaz Sarafpour Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — A Structured Elegance
As Behnaz Sarafpour celebrated the tenth anniversary of her eponymous line, the award-winning designer looked to Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi for inspiration
Donna Karan Fall 2011 Ready to-Wear Collection Review — Fashion’s Pearls of Wisdom
Donna Karan pens an exquisite tale of ageless beauty with an inherent strength, an alluring confidence, and an unapologetic self-awareness
DKNY Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Mod Squad
Unlike the season’s ubiquitous 1940’s and 70’s references, the Fall 2011 DKNY Ready-to-Wear Collection took a decidedly 60’s mod direction
Badgley Mischka Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — A Renaissance Woman
Staging the renaissance of a bygone era, Mark Badgley and James Mischka channeled Old Hollywood, with 1940’s silhouettes and art deco beading, unveiling 44 new unapologetically glamorous looks for fall
Diane von Furstenberg Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — American Legends
The DVF customer is a worldly, cultured, and curious creature who lives life to the fullest with an almost aspirational equanimity.
J. Mendel Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — Tantalizingly Tribal
The collection’s architecturally-inspired quilted patchwork and tattoo effects made a great impact here, often creating sensational optical illusions between light and dark, flat and raised, or skin and fabric
Victoria Beckham Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — A Structured Silhouette
The season marks a transition from the curve-hugging silhouettes Mrs. Beckham so famously favors to more relaxed, forgiving proportions
- Thursday May 24th
- 10:00 AM | 2012 San Francisco Decorator Showcase
- Friday May 25th
- 10:00 AM | 2012 San Francisco Decorator Showcase
- Saturday May 26th
- 10:00 AM | San Francisco Carnaval 2012
- 10:00 AM | 2012 San Francisco Decorator Showcase
- Sunday May 27th
- 10:00 AM | San Francisco Carnaval 2012
- 10:00 AM | 2012 San Francisco Decorator Showcase
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