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New York Fashion Week: BCBG Max Azria Fall/Winter 2014

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BCBG Max Azria is Celebrating its 25th Anniversary by keeping it simple yet luxurious for its fall-winter 2014 collection. Designers Max and Lubov Azria created a modern wardrobe of ponchos, maxi skirts and masculine inspired outerwear for the new season preview. The colors in this collection are muted with more bright turquoise and coral hues used as decorative elements.

  

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The Color of 2014: Radiant Orchid

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Pantone has declared that Radiant Orchid is the official color of 2014, bidding a royal farewell to 2013’s Emerald Green. 


According to the color company in a press release, radiant orchid is “an enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones that inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health.” 


Radiant Orchid is already making headway in 

Spring 2014 collections for both men and women. 


Courtesy of Erika Ostroff, Yahoo Shine Staff
  

Featuring Fenix Couture

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The 2013 Ihotu Collection

“Canadian based fashion house Fenix Couture was founded in 2009 by Nigerian-Canadian Josephine Akioyamen. It started as business specializing in haute couture in which it was very successful. As a result of the increasing demands of its clients, it branched into making ready to wear dresses to give a wider customer base the haute couture experience at affordable prices. 
It retains a competitive edge in serving a global clientele. Fenix Couture designs, constructs, and markets dresses for ladies of high sartorial taste. The company maintains a special slant for working in print for cutting edge designs. The Ihotu (meaning love in Idoma (a ethnicity in Nigeria) collection is purposely styled by Fenix Couture to make elegant ladies bloom just like the cherry blossom flowers in bloom. 
The 2013 Ihotu Collection covers an extraordinary array of styles in magnificently lively and prints colours designed purposely to accentuate the natural beauty of ladies everywhere. Indeed Fenix Couture is proud to stand by it “Made in Canada” resulting from its manufacturing ethics and fidelity to high quality to satisfy the need of its clients. This collection is absolutely gorgeous!” 

  
Clothes by Fenix Couture
Model: Gabby
Photography: Julius Ding
Make-Up Artist: Nicole Ostonal
Courtesy of Ciaafrique

Antipodium Spring/Summer 2014

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Antipodium’s creative director Geoffrey Finch said “I started on the shop floor and have no formal training, this is really a reflection on how the business is growing.” His collection consists of things such as sweet daisy-dotted match-matchy vests and skirts and iridescent pleated dresses. This collection is full of his signature wit and wearbility.
Article courtesy of Vogue, Jessica Bumpus and Mercedes Benz