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    Fashion + Music

    Janelle Monáe — and kinky boots — rock Rebecca Minkoff runway show

    Clifford Pugh
    Sep 6, 2013 | 11:48 pm

    NEW YORK — We've gotten a glimpse of the future of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week — and the future is now.

    With more than 350 designers showing their spring 2014 collections at the fashion extravaganza, it's getting increasingly hard to stick out in the crowd. So designers are constantly trying to think of novel ways to get attention.

    On Friday, designer Rebecca Minkoff teamed with singer Janelle Monáe and American Express to mix live music and fashion into one show. While Minkoff presented her collection, which she billed as a salute to Latin American women from Frida Khalo to Bianca Jagger through the decades, Monáe rocked the tents with several songs from her soon-to-be released album, The Electric Lady in a session called "American Express Unstaged."

    I couldn't take my eyes off of Monáe, whose energetic spirit is topped only by her signature pompadour.

    Previously, American Express has matched popular musical artists with renowned film directors, but the company billed the Minkoff/Monáe pairing as its first "fashion meets music collaboration."

    While it certainly drew heightened attention — Minkoff hasn't been high on my fashion radar screen until this collaboration — it drew emphasis away from the clothes, which is never a great idea at a fashion show. I couldn't take my eyes off of Monáe, whose energetic spirit is topped only by her signature pompadour.

    And she wasn't wearing a Minkoff design during her high-octane 11-minute performance. Instead she squeezed into tight white riding pants tucked into black boots, along with a white top and black suspenders. Her backup singers wore black-and-white striped tops and black pants.

    Minkoff's collection was considerably more colorful and intricate, with laser-cut leather skirts and jackets in bold yellow or pastel green, shiny floral patterns, embroidered dresses, T-shirts emblazoned with the words, "Let's Go Mexico," and some pretty kinky-looking knee-high gladiator that drew Monáe's attention.

    "I almost forgot the words to my song when I was looking at them on the runway," she told a reporter backstage afterwards.

    Another advantage of the collaboration: It will live on much longer than most runway shows. It will be broadcast for a week on RebeccaMinkoff.com; after that AmexUnstaged.com will feature an exclusive version of the event with audio comment from the designer.

    And if you link your American Express card with Facebook or Twitter and tweet with the hashtag #AmexRMinkoff, you can receive $25 off a $100 purchase on Minkoff's website. A Rebecca Minkoff Craig Camera handbag in a plum color also is offered at a significant discount ($95 for a $195 bag).

    Janelle Monae stole the show at Rebecca Minkoff.

    Rebecca Minkoff, Janelle Monae, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Sept. 2013
      
    Photo by Frazer Harrison Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz
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    Fashion Houston Preview

    Bibhu Mohapatra looks to new beginnings with graceful collection

    Clifford Pugh
    Nov 10, 2013 | 2:55 pm
    Bibhu Mohapatra looks to new beginnings with graceful collection
    Photo courtesy of Bibhu Mohapatra
    Bibhu Mohapatra onyx fracture faille gown with draped skirt.

    NEW YORK — As design director at J. Mendel for a decade, Bibhu Mohapatra honed the art of glamour. Since venturing out on his own four years ago, he has built a reputation for creating statement-making evening gowns and polished day dresses.

    For his spring 2014 collection, Mohapatra looked to transformation, citing his good friend, longtime New York City Ballet principal dancer Wendy Whelan's transition into modern dance. (She debuted Restless Creature at Jacob's Pillow last summer.) "I liked that idea of a new beginning," he told style.com.

    The collection veers from delicate pleating techniques in pastel gowns to fractured patterns that look like cracked stones for a more dissonant attitude. A series of dresses, blouses and gowns dotted with embroidered baby tulips emit a 3-D effect while vibrant digital prints of a a fire-red tree flower called the palash in Mohapatra's native India show up throughout the collection in various colors that herald the arrival of spring.

    Mohapatra will show his collection at Fashion Houston on Wednesday (Nov. 13) at the Wortham Center. He will also make a personal appearance at Elizabeth Anthony-Esther Wolf on Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

    Bibhu Mohapatra onyx fracture faille gown with draped skirt.

    Bibhu Mohapatra gown spring collection 2014
      
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