Alice and Olivia NYFW SS 2019 Review
Thomas Werner
The Alice and Olivia Spring 2019 collection was created for a woman who lives her life internationally. Seamlessly moving from city to city while living with luxurious abandon and an embrace of youthful elegance. This was evident from the moment you arrived. As guests were greeted outside the venue by a yacht decked out in the rich colors and cultural references that comprised the collection. All precursors to the presentation awaiting inside Pier59. Managed by partner Booking.com, the boat was available for overnight stays throughout Fashion Week and had already been booked at the time of the show.
Inside the venue Creative Director Stacey Bendet created scenes from Paris, Provence, Marrakesh, Positano, Careyes, and Tokyo. That comprised an immersive experience appropriately named “Wonderland”. Each vignette was home to multiple models adorned in patterns and vibrant colors influenced by the region they represented. The energy in the room was palettable. As celebrities such as Katie Holmes, Nicky Hilton-Rothschild, and Caitlyn Jenner mixed with a bevy of media influencers and guests. Jackets, pants, floral prints, short skirts, floor length dresses, layered looks, and brightly colored matched sets abounded. There was indeed something for every Alice and Olivia fan. Diversity was not limited to color and cultural reference as the models represented a range of countries and ethnicities.
As Benet noted, “I’m excited to merger the world of travel with fashion. To highlight the influence travel has on personal style and to give women from all walks of life a way to connect with clothing…”
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Thomas is the author of the books The Business of Fine Art Photography, Routledge, New York, The Fashion Image for Bloomsbury Publishing, London, and Twenty One Summers, co-authored with former Microsoft Search and AI team leader Derrick Connell. He is also an Editor at Large for IRKmagazine, a Paris based print publication and website, Board Member for the Santa Fe CENTER for Photographic Art, Founder of Chasing Beauty Publishing, and past Photography Program Director at Parsons School of Design in New York. He is the former owner of Thomas Werner Gallery in Manhattan’s Chelsea Art District, and a former National Board member and New York Chapter President for the American Society of Media Photographers. As well as a former Advisory Board Member for Ithaca College’s Executive Education Program, contributor to Adobe’s Lightroom Academy, and a photography consultant for COACH, among others. As an exhibiting artist Thomas was represented by galleries in New York and Los Angeles, and his work reviewed in The New Yorker Magazine.
Werner led a team developing a media and literacy website for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations/UNESCO and was a recurring instructor for the United Nations Education First Summer School. From 2005 – 2019 he worked with the United States Department of State on cultural projects in Russia partnering with 32 cultural, educational, and governmental organizations to develop projects in 29 cities. Partners have included; The State Hermitage Museum, the National Center of Contemporary Art, Perm Regional Government, The Moscow Biennale for Young Art, National Centre of Photography for the Russian Federation, The Central State Archive of Film, Photographic and Phonographic Documents, The Moscow Biennale, and others. His private collection of Russian photographs and artifacts have been exhibited internationally.
Currently a creative consultant, Thomas works one on one and in workshop settings with students, creatives, businesses, cultural institutions, and not for profits, helping them with personal goals, career development, career transition, team management, innovation, education, and the development of effective communication across multiple media platforms.
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