More Than Meets The Eye – Althea Harper Fall 2010

All week I've been spitting jealous over everyone in NYC and consoling myself with gallons of ice cream and gin. I even combined the two! That strawberry ice cream ginger ale float I mentioned on Valentine's Day? It totally ended up with a little spike. Now I'm left with a bunch of empty calories and an empty place in my heart. :sniffle: One of the shows I regret missing was Althea Harper's. Like everyone else, I'm a huge fan of Project Runway. That last season was inarguably all kinds of fubar, am I right? So we won't go into that. By the finale, Althea was the favored to win. Well, that didn't happen, but it doesn't matter because her new Fall 2010 collection is pretty kicking.

This dress stands out as my favorite:


Photo by Thomas Kletecka. Enthusiastic editing by me.

First of all, the abstract cubism print: I go a little crazy over multicolor anything on black backgrounds, but this is like Picasso meets The Transformers! Something about it makes me think of robots in motion. There's a masculinity there in the primary colors and sharp shapes. After scattering around over the print, the eye is next drawn up to the shoulder, where we have a piece of Althea's signature knitwork in the form of an asymmetric shrug. I suddenly wish all my dresses could have a one-shouldered shrug. Is it possible to make a detachable one? My mind is a little blown right now.

You can find more from this show on Althea's Facebook.

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Filed in: Fashion by Annie Spandex.


14 Responses to “More Than Meets The Eye – Althea Harper Fall 2010”

  1. margief, on February 20th, 2010 at 6:20 am Said:

    thats a really interestting print and it would actually be a piece that i could wear out rather than just look at on the runway
    MargieF
    x

  2. EmilyKennedy, on February 20th, 2010 at 11:49 am Said:

    The pattern, the patchwork nature, the asymmetrical top: all Annie Spandex hallmarks.

  3. erica, on February 20th, 2010 at 11:08 pm Said:

    yes!! love it! i would definitely wear this!

  4. jasna, on February 21st, 2010 at 2:04 am Said:

    I agree, wow this is gorgeous!!!! Hope ur having a good wknd! xx

  5. jasna, on February 21st, 2010 at 2:06 am Said:

    I agree, this is gorgeous!!!!!! Hope ur having a fabulous wknd! xx

  6. vint junky, on February 21st, 2010 at 8:37 am Said:

    I’m sure would be able to rustle up a little one-shoulder shrug, it would be a fantastic DIY!
    What a beautiful collection it reminds me alittle of Belle Sauvage
    xxx

  7. Lydia, on February 21st, 2010 at 2:50 pm Said:

    I loved Althea and her Fall collection looks amazing :)

  8. Kristin, on February 22nd, 2010 at 12:14 am Said:

    A spiked float??? Why have I never thought of that? Genius!

  9. Grant, on February 22nd, 2010 at 3:00 am Said:

    Very interesting indeed – I like the print and it’s schitzopherenic battle with itself :D

    I really need to start watching Project Runway :(

    I’m also jealous of those lucky enough to attend New York Fashion Week *whistful Sigh*

    Xx

  10. hannahlizabeth, on February 22nd, 2010 at 7:59 am Said:

    Oh this dress is stunning! I think I like it better than the Irina Shabayeva collection to be honest

  11. All Women Stalker, on February 22nd, 2010 at 5:05 pm Said:

    I loved Althea, too! She knew what she was doing. :)

  12. Annie Spandex, on February 23rd, 2010 at 3:54 am Said:

    Margief – For real! It’s very wearable.

    EmilyKennedy – You know me well. ;)

    erica – Me too! Definitely!

    jasna – Thanks, I hope you had a great weekend as well. :)

    vint junky – I see the resemblance. And you think a DIY one is possible? I’ve been going over it in my mind and wondering how to make it so it doesn’t flap around.

    Lydia – I’ve always thought Lydia was a very pretty name. :)

    Kristin – Lol… yes, a spiked float.

    Grant – Yes, you do! Do they have an Australian version too?

    hannahlizabeth – Totally. :nods:

    All Women Stalker – She’s on top of trends, that’s for sure.

  13. Schnappy, on February 25th, 2010 at 7:52 am Said:

    Hi! Cool dress, beautiful colours! :)

  14. Fayoona, on February 25th, 2010 at 1:00 pm Said:

    “picasso meets the transformers”.

    Best description ever.

    xx fayoona
    http://saveourshoes.blogspot.com

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