Joseph Altuzarra Fall 2010 Show Time: February 13,2009 at 8:00 pm Location: Milk Studios, 450 West 15th street, NY, NY Stylist: Melanie Huynh Casting Director: Stefanie Stein From style.com : NEW YORK, February 13, 2010 By Nicole Phelps In an abrupt shift from last season's dreamy seventies-inflected stenciled ponchos and shredded suede and point d'esprit apron dresses, Joseph Altuzarra sent out a fierce and fearless collection of structured tailoring, commanding outerwear, and seriously sexy dresses. Ironically, some designers have been moving in the opposite direction lately, and yet Altuzarra 's counterintuitive move was completely convincing. Backstage he explained he wanted to explore the dichotomies between strength and fragility, modern reality and fairy tales. At the outset, it was hard to see where the fragility came in, so potent and imposing was the first model out in her jacket pieced together, in the au courant manner, from nubby wool, leather, and goat fur. A ...
