HELP MAKE SQUAD FOR FASHION WEEK

HELP MAKE SQUAD FOR FASHION WEEK

Fashion - Fashion serves multiple functions: as a source for spectacle, inspiration, and, maybe most importantly, family. That sense of community felt Among Reviews those working in various corners of the fashion industry, especially during New York Fashion Week at countless shows and presentations, makes everything worth it. And as designer Hillary Taymour of contemporary label Collina Strada can attest, her "family" acts as the perfect support system.

I meet Taymour just ahead of fashion week at her South Williamsburg apartment for an intimate dinner party, where I get to preview her spring 2016 collection ahead of her presentation at Milk Studios, held Earlier this month. Born and raised in LA, Taymour is the kind of easygoing "cool girl" who can pull off wearing a fitted, gauzy black jumpsuit while lounging on her couch with friends. This group, made up of models, DJs, and photographers is the kind of clique you'd hope to run with in New York: perfectly messy hair, just the right shade of burgundy lip, and an ease that is non-intimidating as they simultaneously Themselves distance from the rest. With an Anthropological spirit, I venture inward to discover the dynamics of this crew

30/01/2016