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Brian Reyes Reportedly Shutters Main Line to Focus on Private Sales

fashionologie — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:29:11 PDT

>> Brian Reyes, who showed his first collection for the Spring 2006 season, failed to pop up as usual at New York Fashion Week last month for the Spring 2011 season. According to a source at Reyes, the designer did create a Spring 2011 collection, but he's now focusing on private sales, of which he has seen a major uptick in the last 18 months. When reached for comment on whether Reyes's main line had been discontinued, a spokesperson confirmed that the brand had shifted focus and is currently "working on different projects." [Fashionista]

Sock It to Me: Six Sweet Pairs of Socks, Knee-Highs, and Thigh-Highs for Fall

Chi Diem Chau — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:54:29 PDT

Designers like Brian Reyes and Rag & Bone showed off a motley of sock-adorned ensembles on their Fall 2010 runways, and we love the look. Grab a pair - our sweet picks come from Calvin Klein, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Urban Outfitters, and Missoni - and layer it over hosiery, or brave the elements and wear them over bare legs.

Left to right: Brian Reyes Fall 2010, Calvin Klein Fluffy Over The Knee Socks ($24), J.Crew Diagonal Ribbed Trouser Socks ($13), Missoni Stripe Knee High Socks ($42), Marc by Marc Jacobs Buzzy Fair Isle Sweater Leg Warmers ($123), Urban Outfitters Lace Ankle Sock ($8), Rag & Bone Shoreditch Leg Warmers ($150), Rag & Bone Fall 2010

New York Fashion Week: Brian Reyes Fall 2010

coutorture — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:06:24 PST

New York 02/17/10 Getty

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New York Fashion Week: Brian Reyes Spring 2010

coutorture — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:59:18 PDT

New York 09/15/09. Getty Images

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London, New York Designers Take Show to Paris in Hope of More Sales

fashionologie — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:22:53 PST

>> Budget cuts brought fewer European retailers to New York Fashion Week and fewer US retailers to London Fashion Week - Julie Gilhart of Barneys, for one - so instead, designers are meeting them at the one Fashion Week they all can't miss: Paris.

Those from New York heading across the seas to meet with potential buyers and hopefully secure sales are Brian Reyes, Alexander Wang, and Victoria Bartlett of VPL, who are all sharing a space, plus Elise Overland, Jason Wu, Erin Fetherston, and Justin Giunta of Subversive Jewelry. Diane von Furstenberg and Philip Crangi have already been spotted together at Tuileries, but The Ritz Paris is said to be the unofficial headquarters of retailer-designer-meet-and-greet activity.

The British Fashion Council is also investing itself in a trip to Paris - starting Friday, designers such as House of Holland, Osman Yousefzada, Felder Felder and Louise Gray will reside at the JTM Gallery on Rue de Richelieu, where international fashion press and buyers will have a second chance to peruse the collections; the hope, of course, is to increase investment in London designers.
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Brian Reyes Fall 2009: Not So Well-Heeled

fashionologie — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:27:27 PST

>> "Another barefoot model on the Brian Reyes catwalk. And another. What's going on here?" The Moment twittered this morning. Apparently, the shoes Brian did in collaboration with Manolo Blahnik weren't too comfortable: viewers lost count of the number of models who toppled, and at least three stopped to take their shoes off. By the final run of the show - and this never happens - all the models had taken off their shoes and were walking barefoot. So much for those Manolos, but at least they didn't cause any falls like at Herve Leger earlier this week.
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New York Fashion Week: Brian Reyes Fall 2009

coutorture — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:41:10 PST

New York 02/19/09. Photos by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images.

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Fall 2009 Fashion Week: Baubles, Baubles, Baubles

fashionologie — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:59:33 PST

>> Fall 2009 is jewelry's time to shine, judging by all of the collaborations debuting during Fashion Week. Besides Alexander Wang working with Paris Kain of AbraxasRex on "industrial," "animalistic" pieces, Bensoni commissioned Bing Bang's Anna Sheffield to do candy heart necklaces with pyramid pendants, Jason Wu enlisted Philip Crangi to add a "tough element" to his collection, Gilles Mendel and Subversive's Justin Giunta teamed up for chains and jewels to will appear on and worked into the J.Mendel collection, Eddie Borgo channeled his triangle obsession for Jen Kao, producing a sharp set of baubles - and he also working with Joseph Altuzarra. Not to mention a variety of other partners in jeweldom: Hervé Van der Straeten and Ruffian, Thakoon and Fenton's Dana Lorenz, DanniJo and Trovata, Roxanne Assouline and Brian Reyes . . .

Needless to say, the bijoux will be aplenty this season - especially because those partnerships are a good way to for jewelry designers get pieces out there without spending money - "You'll see a lot of collaborations going on with designers - like Irene Neuwirth is doing jewelry for Richard Chai - so you can see the talent at the same time," says CFDA executive director Steven Kolb.
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Fall 2009 Could Be the Death of More Promising Designers

fashionologie — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:30:11 PST

>> Fall 2009 is "the make or break season" for small designers, according to Eric Wilson of The New York Times. Stores are reducing their orders by 20 percent or more for Fall, and some are already trying to cancel their Spring orders, which puts small businesses, especially those without independent financial backing, in a tenuous position. Basically, Wilson points out, "The more stores that close, the more designers will follow." And in show season, the cost of samples and putting on a show doesn't help with the strain.

"We're just trying to survive." »

Coutorture Community Must Reads 12/02/08

coutorture — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:06:31 PST

Sample sale, check, weird beauty product, check, designer interview, check, Raf Simons, check---we've got everything a chicster could need on a Tuesday afternoon.

Did someone say Brian Reyes? This is one sample sale we might actually get dressed and leave our apartment for. Fashion First Lunch Later gives up the details on a Brian Reyes sample sale which starts tomorrow.

Okay how do we put this...there is this ball, and it's never ending, and you roll it all over your body whilst in the shower, and...well, go see for yourself. Today, The Daily Obsession writes up "The White Ball".

Bob Bland, designer of Brooklyn Royalty and co-host of our onetime feature called Garmento, gabs with The Smashing Darling Blog about all things design. In the interview, Bland gives her two cents on the design process.

Style Flavors gave a shoutout to a Raf Simons shirt that has a scarf sewn into the collar. We can't help but wonder how such a thing would look on the dance floor...