Yigal Azrouël Spring 2012 Preview at Hu’s Wear

Effortlessly chic are the first words that come to mind when I think of Yigal Azrouël’s designs. The strategically placed colors, draping, and silhouettes he’s become known for are the same ones that made me a fan of his line a few years ago. Fittingly, I smiled with glee when I was invited to preview his Spring 2012 collection and get a chance to chat with him at Hu’s Wear.

Here are our pictures including some of the thoughts Yigal shared with me when showing me his clothes:

Yigal talked excitedly about his collaborations with various artists and the opening of his CUT25 flagship store in Soho, home to his latest line aimed at a younger consumer and designed by Dror:

Models Leah Øsnös and Ashley Thomas Turchin wearing strikingly contrasting colors:

A classically beautiful dress modernized with a cutout back and pleating details:

Yigal draped his cropped blazer over my shoulders (a look he loves). It was one of my favorite pieces!:

Marlene, owner of Hu’s Wear, wearing Azrouel’s cashmere and silk pleated dress, chatting with Yigal’s girlfriend:

Leah wearing a red halter dress and highly-coveted sunglasses:

Yigal tried on his removable hooded leather jacket with an old-t-shirt-soft modal cotton lining:

One of his soft spray-paint-knits for men; I told him that any girl would love to steal it from her boyfriend’s closet:

Yigal Azrouël at Hu’s Wear

We have long admired the sleek simplistic yet elegant and utilitarian designs of Yigal Azrouël. The opportunity to meet the Israeli-born (but NYC based) designer and see designs from his Spring 2012 collection can’t be missed. Even better, this is happening in the chic environs of Hu’s Wear, one of our favorite stores in Washington DC.

Hosted by Kelly Doolan and Fashion Washington, the Yigal Azrouël Personal Appearance and Spring 2012 Collection Preview is tonight, April 19th from 6 to 9 PM. A portion of the evening’s sales will benefit Only Make Believe.

Here are some of our favorite looks from Yigal’s Women’s and Men’s Spring 2012 Collections:

See our past Yigal Azrouël posts HERE

NY Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Trends - Oversized Knits

A few of the runway previews gave me the hint to expect heavy, oversized knits for Fall. Coincidentally, I have been doing a lot of knitting lately including a big heavy scarf, so this trend is right up my alley right now. Some of my favorite examples are at Cushnie et Ochs with lighter-colored, structured knits and Yigal Azrouël with long, patterned cardigans. Rag and Bone also showed some oversized scarves that were wrapped in front and belted which I really liked. All these are so fitting for the bone-chilling temperatures in NY!

Cushnie et Ochs, Kimberly Ovits

Yigal Azrouël, Helmut Lang, Jeremy Laing

Rag & Bone, Ports 1961

Spring 2010 continued

Some of my favorite Spring 2010 collections so far:

Derek Lam and Twinkle by Wenlan

I’m a big fan of Twinkle by Wenlan this season. Her clothes are so effortlessly light and happy, I LOVE the coral lipstick on the models. The entire aesthetic from the mermaid hair to the watercolor prints speak of perfect, breezy Spring days, she captured them so so well.

Derek Lam and Twinkle by Wenlan

Derek Lam’s patriotic collection is so perfectly charming. His colorful, lady-like, but youthfull dresses are so chic yet simple. His stars and stripes throughout are lovely as well. He had so much color without being overwhelming and managed to include so many Spring-time details- great prints, great sequins, great silhouettes and yet it all seemed so cohesive.

Cynthia Steffe and Yigal Azrouel

I love easy clothes for Spring and Yigal Azrouël’s well-known fluid draping looks so appealing when the weather gets warm. He had some gorgeous and subtly feminine gowns that I adored.Cynthia Steffe also had some light, draped clothes, my favorite was this off-the-shoulder t-shirt paired with a metallic tassel skirt.

Marc Jacobs’ show was, as expected, full of surprises and very reminiscent of the pulcinella ballet with some geisha touches. Extremely avant-garde, though I’m unsure about some of the silhouettes and proportions of the suits, as always there are a couple outstanding designs among the madness. One of my very favorite is this incredible dress, the lines created with the dark piping against the while tulle are magical. The dress looks like a pencil drawing come to life.