Yesterday, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week unofficially kicked off with some of the best menswear collections being previewed to fashion's top editors & stylists at Industria Superstudio in the West Village. While NYFW does not officially start until today, the collections shown yesterday are an exciting preview of what is to come over the next week. Two of the collections that stood out to me were Jack Spade & David Hart. Both integrated floral prints into their collections which could possibly be a trend that will be all over the runway. Jack Spade presented a collection with a main focus on suiting & jackets while David Hart reinvented 1950's chic with pique polos & short sleeved shirts. Check out the images below for a look at yesterdays Spring/Summer 15 preview.
NYFW S/S14: Michael Bastian 360°
Many of New York’s fashionistas gathered at The Pierre Hotel at 3p.m. on the first day of New York Fashion Week to attend Michael Bastian’s Spring/Summer 2014 menswear collection. While there was plenty of action on the runway, all eyes were on social media. Creating hopefully a long-lasting trend, Michael Bastian has granted a full view of what goes on the day of a runway show through the social-media site Instagram. The social-sphere of Twitter and Instagram was buzzing with eager anticipation after the announcement of the #MichealBastian360 hashtag. In collaboration with Esquire Magazine, a behind the scenes look into the Michael Bastian show was documented throughout the lens of different members of the Michael Bastian team.
Those who followed the #MichaelBastian360 feed were able to see the in-and-outs of the Michael Bastian show from various members of the brands team, including VP and PR maven Eugenia Gonzalez’s (@bastiangirl), who shared a look into finishing up the seating chart for the show and a ‘selfie’ prior to the first model gracing the runway. Not only was Team Bastian taking part on the fun on Instagram, but also top male models Tony Chung (@tonychungmodel) and Eduardo Nueves (@nueves), who shared peeks into the rehearsals leading up to the show as well as views from their hair and makeup chairs. Once the show started, Esquire’s Senior Online editor Jonathan Evans (@MrJonathanEvans) took us front row and shared with us the experience of attending one of America’s leading menswear designer’s show. There was no exaggeration when this unique behind-the-scenes experience was described as a full 360 view. Hopefully more designers will take note and lift the curtains to show us a backstage look into more shows next season. Proving himself to always be ahead of the trend, Michael Bastian wowed us all with his up close and personal look of his SS14 show. (All Images from Instagram.com #MichaelBastian360) (Post originally written for Fashion Houston)
