Designers
- 16Arlington
- A.P.C.
- AARON ESH
- ABRA
- Acne Studios
- ADER error
- AERON
- AGOLDE
- ALAÏA
- Alexander Wang
- alexanderwang.t
- AMI Paris
- AMIRI
- AMOMENTO
- Andersson Bell
- ANDREĀDAMO
- ANINE BING
- ANNA QUAN
- Anna Sui
- Ans Dotsloevner
- arch4
- AREA
- Atlein
- AURALEE
- Aya Muse
- B.B. Wallace
- Balenciaga
- BALMAIN
- BAMBOU ROGER KWONG
- Baserange
- Beaufille
- BEC + BRIDGE
- Belle Anna
- BINYA
- BITE
- Blumarine
- Bode
- Bottega Veneta
- Burberry
- Calvin Klein Collection
- Casablanca
- Cecilie Bahnsen
- Chloé
- Chopova Lowena
- Christopher Esber
- Collina Strada
- Comme des Garçons
- Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons
- Commission
- Conner Ives
- Coperni
- Cou Cou
- Courrèges
- Diesel
- Dion Lee
- Dolce&Gabbana
- doublet
- Dries Van Noten
- Duran Lantink
- Eckhaus Latta
- Elleme
- ELLISS
- Entire Studios
- ERL
- Esse Studios
- Fear of God
- Fear of God ESSENTIALS
- Filippa K
- FLORE FLORE
- FRAME
- Fruity Booty
- Gabriela Hearst
- GANNI
- Gauge81
- GCDS
- GIA STUDIOS
- Gimaguas
- Givenchy
- GUIZIO
- Hai
- Haight
- Helenamanzano
- Helmut Lang
- Heron Preston
- High Sport
- HODAKOVA
- Holzweiler
- I'm Sorry by Petra Collins
- Isa Boulder
- Isabel Marant
- Isabel Marant Etoile
- ISSEY MIYAKE
- JACQUEMUS
- Jade Cropper
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Jil Sander
- Joseph
- Julie Kegels
- Junya Watanabe
- JW Anderson
- Kenzo
- KHAITE
- Kijun
- Kika Vargas
- Kiko Kostadinov
- KNWLS
- Ksubi
- Lanvin
- LAURA ANDRASCHKO
- Lauren Manoogian
- LE17SEPTEMBRE
- LEMAIRE
- LESET
- Live the Process
- Louisa Ballou
- Loulou de Saison
- MACH & MACH
- Magda Butrym
- Maison Kitsuné
- Maison Margiela
- Marc Jacobs
- MARIE ADAM-LEENAERDT
- Marine Serre
- Marni
- Maryam Nassir Zadeh
- Matteau
- MISBHV
- MM6 Maison Margiela
- Moncler
- Moncler Genius
- Moschino
- Moschino Jeans
- MSGM
- Mugler
- Nanushka
- Nensi Dojaka
- Niccolo Pasqualetti
- Nicklas Skovgaard
- Off-White
- OPEN YY
- Ottolinger
- OUR LEGACY
- Palm Angels
- Paloma Wool
- Paris Georgia
- PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE
- Proenza Schouler
- R13
- R2W
- Rabanne
- rag & bone
- Re/Done
- RECTO
- REMAIN Birger Christensen
- RESCHA
- Rick Owens
- Rick Owens DRKSHDW
- Rick Owens Lilies
- Rier
- Róhe
- Rokh
- Rosetta Getty
- Ruohan
- sacai
- Sandy Liang
- SC103
- SECONDA
- SHANG XIA
- Shawna Wu
- SHUSHU/TONG
- Simone Rocha
- Sinéad O’Dwyer
- SKIMS
- Sporty & Rich
- ssstein
- St. Agni
- Stand Studio
- Staud
- Stefan Cooke
- Stella McCartney
- Studio Nicholson
- System
- Tao Comme Des Garçons
- The Attico
- The Frankie Shop
- The Garment
- THIRD FORM
- Thom Browne
- TOM FORD
- TOTEME
- TOVE
- Valentino
- VAQUERA
- Versace
- Versace Jeans Couture
- VETEMENTS
- Victoria Beckham
- Vivienne Westwood
- WARDROBE.NYC
- We11done
- Wed
- WILLY CHAVARRIA
- Wolford
- WYNN HAMLYN
- Y-3
- Y's
- Y/Project
- YOHJI YAMAMOTO
- Yuhan Wang
Helenamanzano DRESSES for Women
Helena Manzano’s transition from fresh London College of Fashion graduate, circa 2014, to rising star, circa right now, owes much to the antidotal qualities of her namesake brand’s dichotomous unfinished-yet-complete complexion. A pervasive nonchalant, bordering-on-incidental sultriness is fed by cropped hems, cut-out detailing, and freely intertwining self-tie fastenings. The frequent application of exposed pinch seams finished with tonally contrasting flatlock stitching emphasizes the on-body planar dimensionality of her designs while creating a shaded relief topography that perceptibly fluctuates in accordance with the wearer’s motions. Bleach-effect graphic patterns, at times concrete, at times abstract, add an impression of after-market DIY modification. In an effort to mitigate seasonal waste, left-over fabrics are repurposed in the production of new garments. These facets build up into a slinky naïveté that Manzano’s self-referential work uses to wedge open the numerous chinks already apparent in the curtain wall that envelops the haute couture-fast fashion cycle, and, in an invitation unpolluted by any hint of guile, offer a fresh arena in which one can express self.Helena Manzano’s transition from fresh London College of Fashion graduate, circa 2014, to rising star, circa right now, owes much to the antidotal qualities of her namesake brand’s dichotomous unfinished-yet-complete complexion. Read more
