Straight to you from the front row, take a look at Leanne Marshall’s gorgeous fall/winter 2011 collection with me. Upon arriving at the Helen Mills Event center this afternoon, I walked in to see a friendly group of girls eager to take me to my seat. Enthusiastic guests mixed and mingled around the complimentary Izze bar, cosmetics counter, and struck poses on the red carpet in front of the set backdrop. Eager for the show to begin, I made friends with guests next to me and got settled for a beautiful collection from Leanne Marshall.
A series of intricately-detailed structural jackets and Grecian-draped dresses grazed the runway one by one. The color palette for her collection consisted of a crème, navy blue, red, black, different natural shades of grey as well as plaid printing on a few pieces. The defining lines of each piece gave her collection a very sophisticated, chic look. I love the shapes she used and it clearly depicts her architectural inspirations. The most stunning pieces of all were in the finale. The two show-stoppers were the long, flowing gowns floating down the runway with incredible draping, symmetrical lines and an open back.
The show concluded with the models all strutting their looks with Leanne Marshall making a quick appearance at the end behind her models as the audience applauded her incredible collection.
Blaire Brown started a purse business at the age of 16, designing and creating purses to sell online at www.fashionflamingopurse.etsy.com. It first started out as a hobby, and then it flourished in her hometown so she decided to pursue fashion as a career in college. Recently she graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology and is continuing to chase her dreams of running her own business in the Big Apple. Throughout the 5 years of being in business, her purses have been recognized by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Next In Fashion blog, and other publications.
Tags: Leanne Marshall, MBFW, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, New York City, NYFW, project_runway
4 comments
Posted by: Debbie Spearing on February 14, 2011 at 11:49 am
Loved Blaire Brown’s article!!
Posted by: Blaire Brown on February 15, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Thank you, Debbie!
Posted by: Gregory Moore on February 20, 2011 at 9:43 am
Thank you for coming to my shows at Helen Mills, I am the show producer and we are planning Sept 2012 ASAP. Our dates are Sept 10-12.2011 at Helen Mills if you are interested in displaying your hand bags or designing a collection for the runway please get in touch with me asap. All the best, I will also like to invite you back to the venue for the Sept shows as well.
Gregory Moore , Show Producer
Posted by: Blaire Brown on February 20, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Thanks Gregory, I really enjoyed the show and the venue– it was wonderful! I’ll send you an e-mail shortly.
Blaire Brown