I love all the festivities of December – the month has flown by in a flurry of holiday celebrations. The chill of winter also lingers and continues to draw me to the fall/winter collections of San Francisco’s exceptional designers.
Enter Emily Melville, a young fashion designer who debuted her first collection in New York and currently designs from her studio in the idyllic wine country just north of San Francisco. Emily seems to favor the fall/winter fashion season and concentrates her efforts on these collections. Her garments bear testimony to her eye for detail, perfectionism, and elegant aesthetic; each is sophisticated, classic, and feminine. I’ve included both her 2009 and 2010 fall/winter collections because Emily’s designs are timeless, made-by-order, and a relevant addition to any chic wardrobe.
For her 2009 collection Emily collaborated with another perfectionist, textile designer Ivanka Georgieva, who applied a variety of techniques upon Emily’s garments to re-create the look of landscape paintings by the artist Leslie Snow. A nice touch. Emily received outstanding complimentary reviews following the debut of her collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week, and again in San Francisco when it appeared in the windows of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus for the very first “Fashion’s Night Out”. I personally witnessed one of the venerable fashion journalists of our day refer to a coat created by Emily as, “The most beautiful coat I’ve seen”. I agree.
Emily’s 2009 collection is able to stand alone, deserving the attention and applause it received. Yet, one cannot overlook the bevy of beauties who modeled the collection on the runway – 2009 was their year too – many of the models were propelled into international spotlights on the runway and in ad campaigns. I just happened to catch three of these models backstage while they were waiting to walk the runway in Emily’s designs:
Anja Rubik, Karlie Kloss, and Chanel Iman
From Emily Melville’s 2009 F/W Collection:
From Emily Melville’s 2010 F/W Collection:
For additional images and information, please visit: www.emilymelville.com
Posted by : Edith Barker at 05:56 AM
Edith Barker & Pollyana Patel quickly became friends after meeting in Bangalore, India. Edith has a dual career in psychotherapy and fashion public relations; Pollyana is an image consultant, model, and the brand ambassador for Ritu & Rochana. They currently have two projects in development under Barker & Patel, and have agreed to join the FashionFad team to share their travels, experiences and musings.
