#NYFW Recap: Sigerson Morrison / @sigersonshoes , Johanna Pihl, @Desigual

 dress: c/o Dana-Maxx | jewelry: c/o E.Kammeyer | bag: Rebecca Minkoff | sunglasses: c/o George Gina & Lucy | shoes: Sigerson Morrison

photo by Emily Kammeyer

I kicked off NYFW with a visit to the Empire Hotel across from Lincoln Center to hang at the pool deck for the Sigerson Morrison press preview of their spring collection (after passing my gal, Joan Rivers in the lobby filming more E! Fashion Police news).

The pool was a perfect backdrop for the spring collection, which included a few different sub-collections that felt quite cohesive despite being totally different styles from metallic and hologram, to neutral laser cut sandals, and even a mix of blues that mimicked the water behind it.

Each design had a unique twist on a classic, whether it was the color or silhouette, so as Sigerson’s shoes usually are, they were completely wearable by the masses.

Over downtown, the Auriel PR Agency invited me to preview a designer’s collection, who was debuting in NY for the first time by way of Stockholm. Now that we are importing our models and street style pictures from the Swedes, why don’t we have the fashion of this stylish city yet? Well if it’s anything like Johanna Pihl’s collection, we will be sure to see more of it soon.

The designer’s inspiration for the collection was art deco—which seems to be the favorite trend among designers lately thanks to The Great Gatsby revival—yet Johanna took it with a Gothic twist, shying away from the glitz and glam to create a collection that felt more in line with a modern metropolis.

Her experimental use of fabrics like turning satin inside out to reveal a matte color with the movement of the shiny fabric or the the details of leather cut outs, made it for a collection that you need to appreciate in person and up close, but from far away would be adored by every fashionista, no matter what city.

Please excuse the poor quality of the iPhone shot, but it was hard to capture anything at Desigual between the lighting and the models dancing all over the runway. That being said, this picture captures the colorful display that the brand put on.

It was quite refreshing to see models not take fashion so seriously and actually look like their enjoying strutting (or dancing) down the catwalk. The vibrant color combinations and mixed prints made it easy for the largest tent in Lincoln Center to be filled with what felt like possibly the most fun collection of NYFW (dare I say?).

To be honest, I’ve always associated Desigual with the block of SoHo I pick up my pace and hold my breath to escape the cologne pumping out next door at Hollister, so I’ve never taken a good look at what this line is all about, other than the teens coming in and out carrying the intensely printed shopping bags.

While the prints and colors seemed reminiscent of the glimpses I’ve gotten in the store front, this particular collection seemed somewhat more sophisticated than what I expected (did I see a white wedding dress mixed in the oodles of color and prints, or was that my imagination?). It’s hard to question anything when you’re enjoying the show along with everyone else in the room.