Today I visited my Friend Nicholas james Brown who does P.R. for some amazing designers.... He has a showroom set up in lower manhattan at a place called Various Projects. Nicholas represents Walter Van Beirendonck among others..... so I had the great pleasure of trying on several incredible outfits from the Fall 2012 Walter collection which I blogged about in January.
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Were it not for my Mother..... I would not have such strong interest in design. In my opinion... my mother has impeccable taste and an extraordinary eye for aesthetics. In a way she has been a guiding force in the worlds of fashion and interior design. In the 1970s and 80s she worked in fashion design... and I've heard from a number of reliable sources that she is the original designer of the "sleeping bag coat" ... (the long down-filled puffy coat)... and as one of the owners of the shop Ruby Beets, she has helped in shaping the aesthetics of interior design over the last 20 years. It's amazing to think back on her wardrobe and homes over the span of my life. She always manages to be totally current and yet totally timeless. She has managed to avoid following short lived trends, and has herself instigated important and lasting trends.
I suppose I am biased .... since she is my mom.... but it is her unwavering eye that gives me faith and confidence in my own design practice.
Her name is Honey Wolters..... and here are some amazing images of her from the past few decades.[gallery link="file" columns="4" orderby="ID"]
I was in Williamsburgh 2 nights ago... and passed by the window of a concept store called Moves on Graham Ave. The seamed stretch fabric garments in the window grabbed my attention... but I was rushing by... and I thought "More craftsy hipster fashion... ugh" so I forgot about them.... On my way back ... I did a double take... and thought, "Maybe they are onto something". I really looked and got excited about it... so i instagramed this swimsuit....
so... I've done more research.... and by googling "Williamsburgh color block swimsuit".... I nailed it.
The designers are named. R. Mackswell Sherman and Sarah Jones, and they have a company called Ruffeo Hearts Lil Snotty... or RHLS.
...After looking through their last 2 seasons of garments, my first thought is that someone really loves sewing curved seams.... (since all the clothes have really complicated seaming).... but there is more to it than that.. There is humor, and interesting wearable shapes... It looks like there is some reference to Walter Van Beirendonck.
...And the clothes are made in NY.... So go pick up your crazy high waisted mouth mini-skirt today!!!
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