A variety of colorfully vibrant outfits with sumptuous shades of gold and crimson, sky blue, red, and western-themed blacks were featured heavily on Furstenberg’s runway during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York Fall 2011. Furstenberg has always been the type of designer that never misses.

Monique’s show was memorable for its overall attention to detail, exquisite sewing and larger than life color. Even black seems to transcend its own darkness. Beyond the couture itself, production value at such a close range tells no lies. So hair, makeup, nails, skin tone . . . everything . . . demands perfection and demands that the photographer gets it.

Photographer Arun Nevader captured Backstage and First Looks exclusively for Agenda Magazine at the Monique L’Huillier pre-runway show at Lincoln Center during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York Fall 2011 Collections.

The cozy collection had a nice combination of hand-knitted sweaters, tweed cropped jackets, fur coats, silk dresses, satin trousers, ruffled and wrap skirts. Prominent fabrics were silk, chiffon, organza, cashmere, and flannel. Styles ranged from over-sized turtlenecks to beaded patched skirts.

“One year ago, I came upon an old photo collection at a small flea market in L.A. Within in it were very deep and expansive black-and-white landscape images. I learned it was a collection of photos of Yosemite National Park by the artist Ansel Adams. He was the first to compile photographic techniques in written form.”—N. Hoolywood Fashion Designer Daisuke Obana

February 10, 2011 at the Theater in Lincoln Center, celebrities walked the runway for heart health awareness. The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2011 had an impressive lineup of celebrities who wore designers from Matthew Williamson to A Pea in the Pod to Zac Posen. Highlights included appearances by Patti LaBelle, Natasha Bedingfield, Alison Sweeney, just to name a few.

From Alison Sweeney to Suzanne Somers, The Heart Truth’s Red Dress 2011 Collection was spectacular in every way. Each celebrity walked the runway to her own special choreographed song. Singer Patti LaBelle strutted confidently to “New Attitude” as she wore Zang Toi. Alison Sweeney, known for her role in Days of Our Lives and reality TV’s The Biggest Loser, walked and flexed to “Let’s Get Physical.” She wore Tadashi Shoji.

Ever wonder what goes on on the other side of the world?  Have you ever been curious about how those from Nordic countries dress, design, and feel about fashion?  I’m not surprised to learn that people are basically the same no matter what part of the world they come from.  We all love beautiful clothes, and we all want to keep warm.  Living in Southern California makes me spoiled because I rarely pull out my winter coat.  But traveling to New York as frequently as […]

“Fashion is a constant balancing act of the artistic and the practical; without one or the other, it cannot survive. We don’t create clothes to hang in a museum but rather on someone who has hopes, dreams, and aspirations. It has to suit the purposes of the one who will wear it. Otherwise it is of no use at all.”—Garci Lee, Designer for COIN 1804

Vera Wang brings a vintage-inspired collection with draping and colorful hues to the runway for her Spring 2011 Collection captured beautifully by Arun Nevader.