The Collinas

Tommy Dorfman takes on the Big Apple for an internship

Thanks to Lindsey Media, this is the second Collina Strada show I have attended, and the first show I’ve ever seen take over the Angelika Film Center. As the pandemic continues to push brands to get creative, Collina Strada created one of the most immersive shows. Instead of a fashion show, Collina Strada hosted a premiere screening for "The Collinas," a series that follows Tommy Dorfman as she moves to New York City for her dream internship. The presentation was full of laughs while viewing gorgeous up-cycled garments. It gave the chartreuse shirts, hip-padded dresses, trippy fringe blankets and mix of velvet, satin and feathered pieces a Y2K and playful context in which to live in — I left the presentation with the catchy remake of jingle reminiscent of Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" 🎶Collina Stradaaaaaaaa🎶 in my head.

The premiere asks "Can Tommy make it in the high-stakes world of sustainable fashion?" as we’re introduced to a collection made of eco-certified satin and organic plant-based cellulosic fiber. To channel a Y2K influence with a Collina Strada twist, the models wore eye looks featuring bright pops of green, pink, or glitter at the inner corners, with a mix of peach and pink lip gloss.

Social Work

70s architecture Home

This season Social Work designer, Chenghui Zhang, embraces the familiar. Not only through comfortable silhouettes and silky blouses, but also hints of a place that has provided us with emotional comfort and familiarity this year — home. Home has become a safe space to store our imagination and realness, taking inspiration from her artist friend’s living room, Social-Work’s latest collection is a conversation on self-identity within own space.

The presentation took place in a beautiful studio featuring fun, eclectic retro-style furniture (a red chair matching my outfit!), a space that conveyed emotions and feelings in a post-pandemic environment. The collection explores the silhouette and prints from 70s architecture elements while creating a nostalgic women’s figure that is classic, theatrical yet tasteful.