Mexican-born designer Christian Cota’s Fall 2010 collection was filled with beautiful hand painted fabrics that were structured while offering an edgy feel for the fall. The collection, which dominated by cool colors, was made simple, clean and direct lines for a back-to-basics appeal. Inspired by Cubism, Cota who is known for his soft draping decided to see what would happen if he made a collection filled with structure. The outcome? A fun and polished collection from a young up and coming designer who wanted us to “look again” and we did.
The collection was filled with new and unique designs that we haven’t seen from the designer before. Three of the season’s prints were created in Cota’s bathroom and some of his dresses like the short, strapless faille gown in an abstract zebra print was actually two dresses in one: He made the first in black mesh, the other in the print, cut them apart, and then combined them. His designs, like a puzzle were ideas that he had pulled apart and put together again to create one graphic and futuristic look.
Where do I start with the looks? There were so many looks that I fall head over heads with that picking out a few seems unfair. A copper hand painted skyline v-neck dress was cute and edgy. The abstract cube textured chiffon v-neck drop waist dress is a perfect fit for almost any woman or if you want something with a little more edge, the lapis woven embroidery dress is the one for you. My favorite look, the metallic jacquard chiffon inset drape blouse with the metallic jacquard three-pleat shirt. I really wanted to take this home with me! Stylist Lauren Santo Domingo (you may know her from Vogue) did a wonderful job keep the vision clear and concise. The jewelry by Monique Pean was a perfect match; I love the stack of bangles that many of the models wore. The booties by Aldo are sure to be sold out in a matter of minutes.
The hair and makeup teams collaborated to create a beauty look that was elegant but still edgy, The make up wasn’t overpowering, rather it allow the focus on the clothing.
Makeup artist Hung Vanngo chose simple makeup with a strong accent on eyes with heavy eyeliner to complement the polished lines and bold colors of the collection. “The makeup is semi-matte, which looks quite pretty and natural,” said Vanngo.
Hair stylist Omar Lopez dyed and hair painted wigs to create an ombre effect. Hair went from light to dark and he predicts this will be a big trend for Fall.
Dashing Diva provided the nail products. The Nail Team created a special two-tone acryllic nail for this show. The nail starts with a dark purple shade called “Your Standing On My Dress” and fads into a lighter blue color called “Water Taxi.”
I left this show happy and looking forward to seeing more from Cota. However, if all this great fashion and extra glam doesn’t have you wanting more, maybe the fact that Anna Wintour was at the show will make you look again.
Nice collection.
Comment by Beauty Is Diverse — February 19, 2010 @ 6:46 pm