THE BEAUTY ALCHEMIST : RACINE
Gravity defying updos,wires and bushes as hair ornaments? Yes and much more in the fantastic world of Bob Racine. The Hair Stylist /magician behind the most outrageous and inventive hair styles for fashion editorials and A listers. He started out in New York City creating the most surreal windows displays at Henry Bendel,.then discovered by [...]
THOM THOM CLUB
THE WORLD OF THOM DOLAN .Lots of cinematic references comes to mind when you take a look at the work of Thomasine Dolan,the designer behind the Thom Dolan Label. A native from Maryland,Thomasine has been working for Bill Blass,Armani,Banana Republic and Ralph Lauren,before deciding in 2008 that it was the right time to start her [...]
RED HOT!! Change of Season Shows a new Color!
Red Alert!! our lovely store will be close for 2 weeks,while having a makeover. Clinton will travel to Europe to bring back all the transitional and Spring goodies! Lots of Rick Owens,Prada and many more of your favorite designers. Stay tuned for more updates! viagra
HER “WEEKS WITH MARILYN”
Eve Arnold the Grand Dame of photo journalism has died a week ago in London. She was the first American woman to join the prestigious Magnum Photo Agency,she will be mostly remembered for her memorable portraits of all the First Ladies,Malcom X,famous actresses like Liz Taylor and Joan Crawford,..but her signature and most accomplished works [...]
THE PRADA POSSE!!! SOJOURNER MORRELL AND MARCO RUSSO
Friends and family are always welcome @ Change of Season,..the 6 o’clock wine time brings us all together!! Here are some pictures of one of our little gatherings with “adopted” son Marco Russo aka Marchino Prada designer visiting from Milano and model du jour,Sojourner Morrell. The two met at the Prada Resort lookbook shoot and became friends [...]
THE ONLY “IRENE” WE KNOW OF…….
Yes,…you can call us “old school” but as soon as I heard the name Irene, my mind went back to Old Hollywood glamourous costume designer IRENE LENTZ. She started her career as an actress in the early 20′s and later on started to design dresses for her Hollywood friends,..It did not take much before she [...]
“LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER” TALI LENNOX
Good genes are running in the Annie Lennox family! Both of her daughters Lola and the youngest Tali are claiming their spotlight in the fashion world. Tali the 18 years old beauty daughter of super “Diva” Annie Lennox and music producer Uri Fruchtman, has several important milestones under her belt such as Prada, Missoni, Christopher [...]
“A REBOURS” THE DECADENT WORLD OF DOMINIQUE MASULLO
If Monsieur Des Esseintes, the reclusive eccentric of the famous novel “Against the Grain” could pick his wardrobe we are pretty sure that he would buy the entire Spring Collection of Italian born Designer Dominique Masullo. The lounginess aspect of the clothes mixed with the opulence of the fabric and the handmade detail would be [...]
MADAME GRES: “THE SPHINX OF FASHION”
“I always wanted to be a sculptor,for me working with fabric or marble is exactly the same thing” This quote explain really well the work of one of the last true genius of Couture : Mme Gres. The BOURDELLE Museum in Paris is dedicating her a show (until the end of July) with more than [...]
THE HOUSE THAT CAPUCCI BUILT!
Origami,”Pleats Please”, Sculpture dresses? do you think they belong just to few of contemporary designers such as Viktor and Rolf or Miyake?…..Nahhh , Back in the 60′s a Roman Couturier called Roberto CAPUCCI was pioneering all of the above with his unexpected use of shapes, colors, and fabrics. He was the first one who introduced [...]
FASHION WEAK(NESS)!!!
For us @ CHANGE OF SEASON,..the NEW YORK FASHION WEEK frenzy started last week,..when Accessories designers, mother and daughter Giovanna and Sarah came in town for some meetings with their clients,and found some time in their busy schedule to stop at the store. Giovanna opted for gorgeous classic (with a twist) pieces from Balenciaga,and a [...]
“ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK” NIGEL COATES
Our poliedric friend Nigel,superfamous architect,designer artist and…teacher is coming to New York City to show his lates creations the “BAROCCABILLY COLLECTION” 10 limited edition furnitures produced by Poltronova.Straight from the Venice Biennale of Architecture to Cristina Grajales gallery from February 8 until April 11.We at “Change of Season” are dying to own one of those [...]
“VALLI GIRL”!!! @ Change of Season
Change of Season’s muse/patron/friend came yesterday to the store and we played “dress up”, she was going for a Hitchcock’s heroine look,..and as you can see we found the right outfit for her: a precious black &white light wool suit by Giambattista Valli, the italian Designer famous for dressing all the socialites, and being inspired [...]
CHANGE OF SEASON’S MUSE OF THE WEEK: ANNA CALVI
I know , I know,.we (at Change of Season) have a soft spot for “Indie Rock Chanteuses” and this time we are totally smitten by this half english half italian lady that goes by the name of ANNA CALVI. I guess we are not the only one to like her, Anna can count amongst her [...]
“GLITTERATI at CHANGE OF SEASON”
You have seen it in almost every Pre Fall Collection,..even in some Men’s one like Prada. We are talking about the metallic yarn called LUREX. It has been a while since this material had such a strong presence in fashion,we ( Change of Season) brought back from Italy fantastic glittering pieces from Prada,Miu Miu,Balenciaga nd [...]
” A ROOM WITH A PUGH”!! GARETH PUGH AT PITTI UOMO
What an odd combination,..the English Designer and the city of Florence,..but it ended up being the right choice during the last Edition of Pitti Uomo.Gareth Pugh was the guest of honor of the famous Men’s Trade Show,.and instead of doing the usual “fashion show” he opted to show a artsy video of his creation worn [...]
“BOXING DAY” PRADA MEN FALL 2011/12
We could not wait to see what Miuccia had in mind for Fall , after the parade of “scrubs” and stiff denim tshirts she showed us for Spring this time,actually few hours ago, sticking to her staples and her her aesthetic she did not let us down,showing similat shapes to the ones she gave us [...]
CIAO NEW YORK CITY!!!! CHANGE OF SEASON WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL JANUARY 22.
Yes, it’s true… It’s a Tuesday and our sweet lovable doors are not open! Feels weird.. BUT, on the bright side, we are OFF to Europe to gather new pieces for the shop! We will re-open, fully stocked on Saturday, January 22nd. What are we getting you ask? God, it’s such a crap shoot, but [...]
JUSTIFY OUR LOVE
I saw her in London during fashion week in the mid 80′s. At that time all the shows were held at a Tent close to the Olympia and I fell in love with this striking and androgynous beauty named : AMANDA CAZALET. I guess I was not the only one! Not only did she became [...]
STAR FUCKERS WE ARE NOT….
Ok, really Marco and I are not the “star fucker” types.. But NY is fascinating for the people you see wandering about. Yesterday we had breakfast next to Coco Rocha. BEAUTY! So we’re curious just like everybody else, but really when “celebrities” pop in our door I try to be as “normal” as possible. Normal [...]
“BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” MUSE OF THE WEEK: VALI MYERS
the rooster in positano Psychedelic Madonna A cross between Florence Welch, Cocorosie Sisters and Zandra Rhodes,the flaming red headed with tattoed face was the inspirations of many writers and painters such as Tennessee Williams,Cocteau,Genet and Dali to name a few,but she was also an artist in her own right. Born in Australia ,she soon moved [...]
DE-CONSTRUCTING BETH!
One of Change of Season favorite frontwomen Miss Bet Ditto from the Gossip will be out with a solo EP in January.The tracks are produced by Simian Mobile Disco,expect a lot of dance tunes from our fashionable Beth! for a preview check out www.popjustice.com
VICTORIAN TOUCH AT “CHANGE OF SEASON”!!
Fresh from ANTWERP we just got some gorgeous BIBS/NECKLACES/SCARVES from BELGIUM designer ANN DEMEULEMEESTER. Some are in black handcrocheted silk and wool with beads,.some are burgundy distressed wool with rosettes.Come check them out if you want to add a touch of GOTHIC allure to your outfit!!
“SWEPT AWAY” BY THIS WEEK MUSE!!
CHANGE OF SEASON’S MUSE OF THE WEEK IS THE ITALIAN ACTRESS MARIANGELA MELATO. SOME OF YOU (SOMEWHAT YOUNGSTERS!) MAY REMEMBER HER AS “PRINCESS KALA ” IN FLASH GORDON<…WELL NOT ONE OF HER MOST MEMORABLE ROLE! OR YOU MAY KNOW THAT SHE WAS THE CHARACTER THAT MADONNA PLAYED IN THE UNFORTUNATE REMAKE OF “SWEPT AWAY”. HER [...]
