BFW SS14: Extrinsic 2

          DH Studios represented over eight designers in their fashion extravaganza called Extrinsic 2 at the downtown club, Venu. They showcased different clothing, jewelry, and accessories designers in each portion of their three hour fashion show, while vendors sold pieces between intermissions.

          The first segment started the show with too many frills and flowers, but the second launched the presentation into a serious, fashion forward event. While La Bella Moda's idea behind their decked out wedding and evening gowns was intriguing, unfortunately, it was executed as tacky and cheap. However, this set the stage for a wow moment from Julie Kontos' feminine designs that were beautifully accented with T*Racy's intricate, edgy jewelry. Tracy Belben's leg and hand chains were a highlight of the night. The last segment was Daniel Hernandez's shining moment as the featured Boston Fashion Award Winning designer of the night. A short film explained his journey from poverty and a dancer opened the fashion show with some acrobatics and choreography. His collection for DH Studios was dark and urban, with sophisticated separates and sexy dresses. For a short moment a multicolored, geometric top paired with shiny pants was outdated-disco and felt awkwardly out of place. But overall, the craft that Hernandez puts into his pieces showed through and proved his award winner status.

Segment 1

Clothes - La Bella Moda by Antoinette Piesche

Jewelry - Ortega Jewelry Designs

 Segment 2 

Clothes - Julie Kontos
Jewelry - T*Racy by Tracy Belben
Bags - The Kitchen Sink Bag

 Segment 3

Clothes - DH Studios by Daniel Hernandez

Jewelry - Tina Lang Creations Jewelry

Bags - Eliann

BFW SS14: Candice Wu

          Candice Wu presented yet another stunning collection this year. Her dark and edgy designs keep getting better as she develops a unique style that Boston has fallen in love with. Uptempo Magazine sponsored her fashion installation at the W Hotel, while attendees were seated in the super cool bar lounge. Models posed around different stands around the room, allowing everyone to get up close to Wu's detailed eveningwear pieces. While she isn't one to use much color, the glimmering black, white, gold, and silver fabrics she used were beautifully layered, draped, and gathered. Her signature leather showed up in structured dresses and piping details. She used sheer and lace paneling very subtly in a couple overlays and trains.

           Once again, Wu partnered with jewelry brand House of Cach to compliment her designs with their avant-garde headpieces, necklaces, and bracelets. The jewelry went so perfectly with the gowns that each ensemble seemed to meld into one inseparable piece. Insects were the centers of many of the headpieces and necklaces, as well as an unusual face mask. A few pieces incorporated bones in delicate chains and thick arm cuffs, while one headpiece was a skeleton hand.

             Wu is certainly on fire in the Boston fashion industry, with designs that never disappoint and an established atheistic everyone has come to know as her own. Her creations are beautifully crafted for the kind of woman who wants a dress that embodies her daring, edgy style.