On Friday, we made our way to Lincoln Center to see Concept Korea IV Fashion Collective, a collaborative between The South Korean MCST (Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism)/KOCCA (Korea Creative Content Agency) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), where the five winners of this season’s competition—Doho, Lie Sang Bong, Resurrection by Juyong, Son Jung Wan, and Steve J & Yoni P—showcased their Spring/Summer 2012 collections.
Seeing all five collections together side-by-side was quite impressive as it showed the dynamic …

As September Fashion Week quickly approaches, we keep getting news of fashion designers breaking out into the world of beauty. Charlotte Ronson recently launched her own makeup line at Sephora. Now, Alexander Wang takes a dip into beauty by monopolizing the best fashion accessory ever: nails. Like fashion designers Prabal Gurung and Tracy Reese, Wang will be collaborating with Sally Hansen to produce his own nail color collection. The colors will debut in his spring show, which is less than two weeks away.

After attending the Mik Cire spring 2011 show on Saturday (spotted in the front row: Gossip Girl’s Matthew Settle (Rufus Humphrey), Shannon Elizabeth, and America’s Next Top Model’s Miss Jay and Jay Manuel), my immediate reaction was: I want to date the Mik Cire man.
Effortlessly cool and fashion-forward, grungy yet well-put together and sophisticated, designer Eric Kim continues to deliver a very smart collection after his successful debut last February. Without going over the top or delving into complicated, abstract concepts, Kim simply focuses on creating wearable clothes for the …

New York Fashion Week is well on its way and the Twitterverse is flooded with buzz from the runways. For 22-year-old Jessica Chu, it’s actually her job to attend shows and tweet about fashion week. We got in touch with Jessica and made her dish on her fabulous job as industry paper Women’s Wear Daily’s official New York Fashion Week tweeter and social media apprentice.
So tell us a little bit about your background — Where are you from? What did you study in college?
I grew up in a little town …

New York Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Week kicks off today and Mochi editors will be providing you with exclusive reviews and photos of all the runway glam at the new venue at Lincoln Center. As a recent NYT article brought to light, these days the spotlight is on Asian American designers, who are climbing the ropes and making a name for themselves in the extremely competitive industry.
For instance, last June, the awards for best designers of the year went to Richard Chai, Jason Wu and Alexander Wang. This marks the first …