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Jen Kao, who is well-versed in the evocative, staged her show at the New York Public Library on a circular, glow-in-the-dark stage. Her lights-off aesthetic kicked off the show, with obscured models all walking out in the dark on top of bisected and geometric designs that...
The theatrical, origami-esque, paper headpieces worn by models in the Jen Kao Spring 2012 show encapsulated the independent spirit of the collection, a parade of separates and dresses in desert-like shades (ranging from sunset orange to safari green, ochre, tan, coral, beige); watercolored...
Summing up her line's aesthetic in two words—"easy dramatics"— Jen Kao dresses and skirts mingle fluid draping with artfully constructed tailoring, especially evident in the current spring collection. In her runway show last September, Kao paraded her designs down a sandy catwalk, with a...
Show Notes:
Styling: Jodie Barnes
Makeup: Polly Osmond for Eyeko
Nails: CND
Hair: Laurent Phillippon for Bumble & Bumble
Accessories: Jen Kao
Hats: Still Life NYC/ Frenel Morris
Music: Albert Swarm "Ceremony Recordings"
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This was highly embellished collection with...
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Jen Kao was on another planet when she designed her fall 2011 collection. The runway was lined with glowing lava to signify, according to her line sheet, "a new...
intricate use of print was the main attraction for the 2012 resort collection by jen kao. based in new york city, established in 2007, kao is of taiwanese ethnicity & was raised in kansas. representing a new era in american fashion design, kao's style of design has been hailed as 'art...
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*This feature is part of the Sorrelli for Fashion Pulse Daily Exclusive New York Fashion Week Runway Coverage
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