Christian Siriano's Ballet-Inspired Spring 2013 Collection en Pointe
- 12 years ago
Designer Christian Siriano was en pointe in the execution of his ballet-inspired Spring 2013 collection at New York Fashion Week.
The fourth season winner of "Project Runway" explained that his Spring collection was inspired by the whimsical movement of the ballet, specifically the Dream Ballet performed by the American Ballet Theatre.
He was drawn to the costumes and layers of colorful tulle that reminded him of his favorite Degas painting, Three Ballet Dancers.
Siriano wanted the collection to feel light and romantic like the dancers on stage, but also be modern enough to be wearable by today's elegant woman.
The models glided down the runway to music by Brad Walsh wearing everything from classic crew necks to tiered tulle evening gowns in a color palette of pale pink, seafoam, light mint, ivory and pearly white.
The models wore their hair in traditional ballerina buns by Aveda with pink dewy makeup to fit the theme by MAC Cosmetics.
Most notably, Siriano debuted 10 different shoe designs, ranging from a heeled mary-jane pump, to an "estate shoe" covered in rhinestones, to Christian's take on a "ballerina oxford" style sneaker, the only time the designer featured flats in his runway show.
Siriano said the shoes seen on the runway will inspire his Spring 2013 Christian Siriano for Payless Gold collection, which will hit stores in February next year.
But that's not all Siriano debuted on Saturday; In a partnership with Proper Attire and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Siriano created the packaging for a line of condoms utilizing designs from the Spring 2013 collection to promote safe sex.
And of course, each audience member was given a goodie bag with a trio of the condoms in sheer, dots, and color designs.
The fourth season winner of "Project Runway" explained that his Spring collection was inspired by the whimsical movement of the ballet, specifically the Dream Ballet performed by the American Ballet Theatre.
He was drawn to the costumes and layers of colorful tulle that reminded him of his favorite Degas painting, Three Ballet Dancers.
Siriano wanted the collection to feel light and romantic like the dancers on stage, but also be modern enough to be wearable by today's elegant woman.
The models glided down the runway to music by Brad Walsh wearing everything from classic crew necks to tiered tulle evening gowns in a color palette of pale pink, seafoam, light mint, ivory and pearly white.
The models wore their hair in traditional ballerina buns by Aveda with pink dewy makeup to fit the theme by MAC Cosmetics.
Most notably, Siriano debuted 10 different shoe designs, ranging from a heeled mary-jane pump, to an "estate shoe" covered in rhinestones, to Christian's take on a "ballerina oxford" style sneaker, the only time the designer featured flats in his runway show.
Siriano said the shoes seen on the runway will inspire his Spring 2013 Christian Siriano for Payless Gold collection, which will hit stores in February next year.
But that's not all Siriano debuted on Saturday; In a partnership with Proper Attire and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Siriano created the packaging for a line of condoms utilizing designs from the Spring 2013 collection to promote safe sex.
And of course, each audience member was given a goodie bag with a trio of the condoms in sheer, dots, and color designs.