LYRA MAG.

All images courtesy of Nolcha Fashion Week pleated skirt-is a work of wearable art Fresh off her July 2014 Pret-a-Porter Sketchcolors Project Award, ( impressive-we looked it up-there are over 1000 entries competing at this   annual competition that recognizes, honors and promotes legendary design visionaries and uncovers emerging talents in Architecture, Interior, Product, Graphic and Fashion Design on global leve l )….   ...fashion designer  Katty Xiomara presented a colorful feminine collection of pretty day and glamorous evening wear ---- "inspired by the art form of a “chocolatier” which melted geometric shapes into organic forms."  this pattern enlivened several items…soft and dreamy Hailing from Portugal-where she is a big brand …the designer's Spring efforts 2015 were just the right balance between modern edge and very wearable-all silhouettes

 Chelsea Piers/Nolcha/NYFW-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week/Lincoln Center New York Fashion Week attracts designers and group collections from overseas...the ones we attended we think are all modern collections with international flair-that still managed to reference the influences of their native countries. Portuguese designer Katty Xiomara showed a romantically feminine---of softly toned pastels, light neutrals with a few charcoal black pieces----color blocks beautifully done--- with imaginative whimsical prints. Constructed perfectly, this colorful collection of flirty feminine separates would appeal to those dwelling on both sides of the Atlantic.. No wonder she is so popular in Europe..."proper, elegant...fluid"--- there were a lot of items that can multi-task from work to play. And happy we should note-no goth here...it all was rather cheery-in a good way.  Xiomara also creates polished uniforms for various companies---we can see w