Fashion Week Hullabaloo, originally uploaded by David Cady
Here’s to part two of my NY Fashion Week series, featuring RTW Spring 2009 collections from Alexander Wang and United Bamboo. On another note, I find it rather amusing that the fashion industry has decided to adapt electoral imagery for its theme this year. In my own opinion, it’s just another effort to capitalize on the heated interest in this year’s rather interesting elections.
Alexander Wang
To be honest, I am not sure why I am so fascinated by Alexander Wang. Is it his urban knitwear? Is it the fact that he’s a Chinese-American kid who was born and raised in the SF Bay Area? Or is it the fact that at just he became the rising star of the fashion industry during his Sophomore year in collage? I don’t know…but this 24 year old, this guy has already established a name for himself in a rather cut-throat industry.
United Bamboo
Not sure if many people are aware of this, but United Bamboo shares its name with Taiwan’s largest triad society (i.e. gangsters, organized crime or what have you). Though it is doubtful that the two founders did this intentionally. Miho Aoki, a native of Japan, and Thuy Pham, a native of Vietnam, launched the label and lifestyle brand is a collaborative cultural project with downtown artists, curators and musicians.
Filed under: Fashion, Alexander Wang, Asian-American, Designer, Fashion, Fashion Week, Japan, Miho Aoki, Ready-to-Wear, Thuy Pham, United Bamboo, Vietnam
