Inside the spring/summer 2014 collections.
by Leslie Joy IckowitzWhat’s in a name?
Sandra Hagen Designs: Between the Lines
k.hendrix: Naked Cadence
Audrey "Pat" McGhee: Adam
Rachana Suri: The Rockanrolla and The Sophistican
Monstruosité by Dolly Donshey: The Struggle
What the designers are listening to
Dolly: Atticus Ross
Kimberly: Mainly Jay Z and Kanye West’s new stuff, as well as ’80s classics, Lana Del Rey and a brand new suggestion that mellows me out, Tom Odell
Lorena: Zee Avi, Regina Spektor, the acoustic Mumford and Sons, swinging ’20s jazzy blues
Rachana: “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons and “I Love It” by Icona Pop
Sandra: Sixpence None The Richer, Norah Jones, Billy Joel, old French & Spanish music
Odd man in
Stephen Ogaga of SW8 is the sole designer of the male persuasion presenting this year.
Off the cuff
“I pride myself in manipulation of fabrics, in making a simple fabric appear beautiful and complex.”—Lorena