I've gotta say, it would make a great addition to a holiday party ensemble.
Showing posts with label christopher straub. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christopher straub. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Christopher Straub gets national press for his maurices line
The national press barrage for Christopher Straub's line for maurices has officially begun. Here is his "Waterfall" sequin clutch featured in December's issue of Seventeen:
I've gotta say, it would make a great addition to a holiday party ensemble.
I've gotta say, it would make a great addition to a holiday party ensemble.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Line review: Christopher Straub for maurices
Christopher Straub's line for maurices hit stores and maurices.com over the weekend. Let's take a look at the results, shall we? (And while you're at it, check out my updated review of his namesake collection that he debuted on the runway a couple of weeks ago with photos of each look.)
From the looks of it, maurices and Straub seem like a perfect match. The designer has, unsurpringly, taken his more commercial, mass-friendly silhouettes into the collection and capitalized on his girly-rocker aesthetic - snakeskin prints, baroque chain jewelry, ruffles and his trademark petals. The fabrics on the red, one-shoulder dress and top are a bit cheap-looking (typical for cheap-chic collaboration lines), but the petal print dress and black ruffle dress are pretty cute. As for the accessories, the petal scarves are pretty unique and fun, and though much of the jewelry is fairly generic-looking, the beaded bracelet with the tassel is pretty great. And his bags have been one of his biggest sellers for his namesake line, and these are pretty good interpretations of those. And the waterfall sequin case clutches are pretty cute. But does the world really need another pair of jeggings?
It must be said that this collaboration is a pretty big deal for any designer, let alone a Project Runway alum. The opportunity to get your name, face and designs in 800 stores of a major retail chain is a rarity for an emerging designer. (Only 80 locations are carrying the full line, while the other 720 stores will carry his accessories and fragrance, with prices ranging from $12 to $89.) Come to think of it, the only past Project Runway designer to achieve this level of partnership is season four winner Christian Siriano, who has had collaborations with Payless, Victoria's Secret, and Bluefly. If Straub wasn't already a household name, he's about to be.
Smoky Gem Beaded Stretch Bracelet with Tassel, $14; Multi Stone Filigree Cuff, $18; Multi Chain Stretch Bracelet, $20
Wire Bead Hoop Earrings, $14, Multi Stone Filigree Chandelier Earrings, $16; Smoky Teardrop Gem and Rhinestone Earrings, $16
From the looks of it, maurices and Straub seem like a perfect match. The designer has, unsurpringly, taken his more commercial, mass-friendly silhouettes into the collection and capitalized on his girly-rocker aesthetic - snakeskin prints, baroque chain jewelry, ruffles and his trademark petals. The fabrics on the red, one-shoulder dress and top are a bit cheap-looking (typical for cheap-chic collaboration lines), but the petal print dress and black ruffle dress are pretty cute. As for the accessories, the petal scarves are pretty unique and fun, and though much of the jewelry is fairly generic-looking, the beaded bracelet with the tassel is pretty great. And his bags have been one of his biggest sellers for his namesake line, and these are pretty good interpretations of those. And the waterfall sequin case clutches are pretty cute. But does the world really need another pair of jeggings?
It must be said that this collaboration is a pretty big deal for any designer, let alone a Project Runway alum. The opportunity to get your name, face and designs in 800 stores of a major retail chain is a rarity for an emerging designer. (Only 80 locations are carrying the full line, while the other 720 stores will carry his accessories and fragrance, with prices ranging from $12 to $89.) Come to think of it, the only past Project Runway designer to achieve this level of partnership is season four winner Christian Siriano, who has had collaborations with Payless, Victoria's Secret, and Bluefly. If Straub wasn't already a household name, he's about to be.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Fashion link roundup
A smattering of local fashion news from the Twin Cities and beyond.
Mary O'Regan does a studio visit with local knitwear designer Kevin Kramp, and it includes a really cool video of the designer in action with his knitting machine.
Local line K.Jurek Couture's "The Galaxy Next Door" skirt is now available on ModCloth.com.
E-retailer Of a Kind does a studio tour of former Minneapolis designer Annie Larson's new Brooklyn pad and talks to her about the creative process leading up to her recent Jerome grant project, and Birchbox blog asks Annie how she keeps her super-long hair in check.
Gregory J. Scott's Q&A with fashion designer and arts curator Emma Berg for last week's Vita.mn cover stories on the Twin Cities' most influential people from the past five years.
Check out a new interview with ROX Jewelry designer Robyne Robinson by Harlem's Fashion Row.
[Photo: Mary O'Regan/Art of Wore]
Mary O'Regan does a studio visit with local knitwear designer Kevin Kramp, and it includes a really cool video of the designer in action with his knitting machine.
Local line K.Jurek Couture's "The Galaxy Next Door" skirt is now available on ModCloth.com.
Elizabeth Dehn of Beauty Bets gets interviewed by (and lands the cover of) Twin Cities-based publication HerLife.
Minnesota-based knitwear designer Kevin Kramp has been featured in Spain's We Are Selecters.
BRAVE Magazine does a Q&A with eyewear designers Coco & Breezy.
Plymouth Magazine interviews local designer Adrienne Yancy of ArielSimone.
Amy Gee shoots Monday night's Joynoelle fashion show. Beth Hammarlund of l'étoile reviews the Joynoelle fashion show, as does Mary O'Regan of METRO and Allison Kaplan of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Check out my review for Vita.mn here.
Beth Hammarlund of l'étoile reviews the Christopher Straub show, and so does METRO's Mary O'Regan. I review the show for Vita.mn. Good Morning Northland interviews Straub on his new collection for maurices.
Nancy Ngo of Pioneer Press catches up with Project Runway designers Christopher Straub and Danielle Everine.
Arts and style writer Joan Erakit interviews METRO Magazine's Mary O'Regan.
BRAVE Magazine does a Q&A with eyewear designers Coco & Breezy.
Plymouth Magazine interviews local designer Adrienne Yancy of ArielSimone.
Amy Gee shoots Monday night's Joynoelle fashion show. Beth Hammarlund of l'étoile reviews the Joynoelle fashion show, as does Mary O'Regan of METRO and Allison Kaplan of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Check out my review for Vita.mn here.
Beth Hammarlund of l'étoile reviews the Christopher Straub show, and so does METRO's Mary O'Regan. I review the show for Vita.mn. Good Morning Northland interviews Straub on his new collection for maurices.
Nancy Ngo of Pioneer Press catches up with Project Runway designers Christopher Straub and Danielle Everine.
Arts and style writer Joan Erakit interviews METRO Magazine's Mary O'Regan.
E-retailer Of a Kind does a studio tour of former Minneapolis designer Annie Larson's new Brooklyn pad and talks to her about the creative process leading up to her recent Jerome grant project, and Birchbox blog asks Annie how she keeps her super-long hair in check.
Gregory J. Scott's Q&A with fashion designer and arts curator Emma Berg for last week's Vita.mn cover stories on the Twin Cities' most influential people from the past five years.
Check out a new interview with ROX Jewelry designer Robyne Robinson by Harlem's Fashion Row.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Black Friday local shopping roundup
I cover Black Friday shopping in this week's Vita.mn. For more Black Friday shopping, check out my weekly shopping guide for l'étoile.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sunday: Live Chat & Online Fashion Show with Christopher Straub
On the eve of their upcoming collaboration launch with Christopher Straub, national retailer maurices will host a live online chat and fashion show with the Project Runway fan favorite this Sunday on maurices' Facebook page.
The clothing, accessories and fragrance line launches on maurices.com beginning on November 22, and starting Black Friday, November 25, 80 select maurices locations will carry the full line, with the other 720 stores carrying his accessories and fragrance with prices ranging from $12 to $89. Watch behind-the-scenes footage of the photoshoot for Christopher’s new line, hear him talk about his inspiration, and join in a live chat with Christopher at 7 p.m. CST.; questions will be accepted via the maurices' Facebook wall, Ustream tab, or Twitter.
Here's a preview of the line Straub posted today:
The clothing, accessories and fragrance line launches on maurices.com beginning on November 22, and starting Black Friday, November 25, 80 select maurices locations will carry the full line, with the other 720 stores carrying his accessories and fragrance with prices ranging from $12 to $89. Watch behind-the-scenes footage of the photoshoot for Christopher’s new line, hear him talk about his inspiration, and join in a live chat with Christopher at 7 p.m. CST.; questions will be accepted via the maurices' Facebook wall, Ustream tab, or Twitter.
Here's a preview of the line Straub posted today:
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Local inspiration: muses and lenses
The last two weeks in inspiration from local photographers and their muses.
METRO's Mary O'Regan does a studio visit with local designer Joy Teiken. Click here for more photos on Art of Wore.
Photographer Vincent Marcinelli previews a piece from next weekend's MCAD Art Sale.
Peter Holme snaps a model paused along a well-trodden path.
Grand Forks-based photographer Emma Katka shoots local model Kouwai Potocnik.
Maxamillion Gremillion takes in a sunbeam.
Style and arts writer Joan Erakit mixes ladylike sophistication with a dash of cunning in a series of photos styled by Secrets Fashion Agency. (Photo: Sam Nong and Dan Worku)
Musician Rachel Palmer shows off her fall layers.
Peter Holme snaps the guest of honor giving thumbs up to Christopher Straub's models at Sunday's runway show.
METRO's Mary O'Regan does a studio visit with local designer Joy Teiken. Click here for more photos on Art of Wore.
Photographer Vincent Marcinelli previews a piece from next weekend's MCAD Art Sale.
Peter Holme snaps a model paused along a well-trodden path.
Grand Forks-based photographer Emma Katka shoots local model Kouwai Potocnik.
Maxamillion Gremillion takes in a sunbeam.
Style and arts writer Joan Erakit mixes ladylike sophistication with a dash of cunning in a series of photos styled by Secrets Fashion Agency. (Photo: Sam Nong and Dan Worku)
Model/musician Tearra Rosario gets shot by Shelby Tanner on Jacksonville Beach.
The Minneapoline's Ellen Dahl Lawson spots fall's minimalism trend paired with maximalism on the street.
Brandon Werth shoots Becca Cooke for a test shoot over the weekend.
Alexander Erickson of Ignite Models gets wet for Fucking Young Magazine. Click here for more photos. (Photographer: Michael McCloud. Makeup: Crystal Watkins)
Urban Tease personal style blogger Chloe Ahlf gets cuddly with her pug.
Local artist Jaime Carrera snaps a shot of designer Max Lohrbach's hand-painted pillowcase for Friday's Movember art show and benefit.
The Minneapoline's Ellen Dahl Lawson spots fall's minimalism trend paired with maximalism on the street.
Brandon Werth shoots Becca Cooke for a test shoot over the weekend.
Alexander Erickson of Ignite Models gets wet for Fucking Young Magazine. Click here for more photos. (Photographer: Michael McCloud. Makeup: Crystal Watkins)
Urban Tease personal style blogger Chloe Ahlf gets cuddly with her pug.
Local artist Jaime Carrera snaps a shot of designer Max Lohrbach's hand-painted pillowcase for Friday's Movember art show and benefit.
Musician Rachel Palmer shows off her fall layers.
Peter Holme snaps the guest of honor giving thumbs up to Christopher Straub's models at Sunday's runway show.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
In review: Christopher Straub Spring 2012 Collection
Two days after fellow Project Runway alum Danielle Everine held her own fashion show, Christopher Straub debuted his Spring 2012 collection Sunday afternoon at the Westin Galleria hotel. The show doubled as a benefit for the Child Neurology Foundation, of which Straub has been a longtime supporter, and opened with a couple of acoustic tunes from recent The Voice contestant Tim Mahoney.
Straub's 21-look line was, by all accounts, Straub's most sophisticated and focused collection to date, full of colorful prints - the designer's own designs - structured designs, and fluid silhouettes, showing the designer moving into a slightly edgier direction. Though making a few cameo appearances in his handbags, his signature "petals" were otherwise absent, replaced by a trio of spikey, black patent leather looks that seemed at odds with the rest of the otherwise cohesive collection. Straub's digital prints - though clearly influenced by Alexander McQueen's "Plato's Atlantis" from Spring 2010 - added a welcome shot of color and texture into the proceedings, most successfully in a black-and-white print tailored jacket and a floor-length gown. His draped, one-shoulder swirl-print dress offered an understated chicness, as did a flippy little dress with flounced sleeves. For the most part, he worked well with a stiff, white snakeskin print fabric, particularly in a safari-like jacket, ruffle-front top and the evening's wow moment, a full-length gown. The designer also made a small but welcome foray in knits.
At times, though, Straub struggled with proportion - a nearly gynecological ruffled skirt was paired with a barely-there one-shouldered top - and relied too heavily on the prints to hold up an otherwise basic design. Straub also tends to struggle with styling, as in his pairing of tailored jackets with leggings, brings down the sophistication level a few notches, as well as fabric selection, which too often look inexpensive. Overall, though, there was a lot to like here - some well-tailored basics-with-a-twist coupled with a few bold moments that showed Straub pushing himself forward as a designer.
[Review originally published in Vita.mn. Images by Kevin Ophoven]
More reviews: Click here for a review by Beth Hammarlund for l'étoile with photos by Peter Holme Photography. Click here for a review and photos by Mary O'Regan of METRO Magazine.
Straub's 21-look line was, by all accounts, Straub's most sophisticated and focused collection to date, full of colorful prints - the designer's own designs - structured designs, and fluid silhouettes, showing the designer moving into a slightly edgier direction. Though making a few cameo appearances in his handbags, his signature "petals" were otherwise absent, replaced by a trio of spikey, black patent leather looks that seemed at odds with the rest of the otherwise cohesive collection. Straub's digital prints - though clearly influenced by Alexander McQueen's "Plato's Atlantis" from Spring 2010 - added a welcome shot of color and texture into the proceedings, most successfully in a black-and-white print tailored jacket and a floor-length gown. His draped, one-shoulder swirl-print dress offered an understated chicness, as did a flippy little dress with flounced sleeves. For the most part, he worked well with a stiff, white snakeskin print fabric, particularly in a safari-like jacket, ruffle-front top and the evening's wow moment, a full-length gown. The designer also made a small but welcome foray in knits.At times, though, Straub struggled with proportion - a nearly gynecological ruffled skirt was paired with a barely-there one-shouldered top - and relied too heavily on the prints to hold up an otherwise basic design. Straub also tends to struggle with styling, as in his pairing of tailored jackets with leggings, brings down the sophistication level a few notches, as well as fabric selection, which too often look inexpensive. Overall, though, there was a lot to like here - some well-tailored basics-with-a-twist coupled with a few bold moments that showed Straub pushing himself forward as a designer.
[Review originally published in Vita.mn. Images by Kevin Ophoven]
More reviews: Click here for a review by Beth Hammarlund for l'étoile with photos by Peter Holme Photography. Click here for a review and photos by Mary O'Regan of METRO Magazine.
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