New York Fashion Week S/S 2012

Altuzarra

We're keeping our eye on Joseph Altuzarra, one of New York's most exciting young talents. His fresh take on tired silhouettes and been-there prints is what keeps his audience - and growing customer base - coming back for more. This season he plucked wildly bright florals from a fecund tropical garden and transmuted them with zigzag stripes, surf-ready scuba gear and black-leather belts. Nothing is white-bread boring in Altuzarra's imaginative hands: his black long-sleeved, fishtail cocktail dress is sliced with diamond cut-outs and patent harlequin inserts. And a red-leather biker jacket gets radiator padding, a thick gold zip and cream cuffs.

fashion 12 Sep 2011