Enjoying Zang Toi Private Trunk Show at Pavillion, Kuala Lumpur

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Meeting Zang Toi in Zang Toi

He is the greatest!

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Can't get enough of Zang Toi Fall 2012 Collection and introduction to the brands he worked with

I have been a Zang Toi fan for a long time, but this Zang Toi Fall 2012 Collection just blew my mind away. It is simply exquisite! I can watch the video over and over again and still see details that I missed the last time. I am also excited with the brand that the maestro work with such as Amazing Cosmetics, Zoya Nail Polish. Skin care by Vbeaute and Jewellery by Amee Philip. Definitely wants to know about the brands. I love the black packaging of Vbeaute skincare and love the jewellery the most. Can't wait for it to come to our shores. Congratulations again Zang Toi!

Zang Toi NYFW Fall 2012 from Zang Toi on Vimeo.

2012 Fashion Trend - Python skin

They say "Python print is the new leopard," for the 2012 trend. Designer labels like Christian Louboutin, Michael Kors, Roberto Cavali and Jill Sander are trending Python print.

On top of that Rhea Benson takes it a step further by creating a new trend -  colored python skin in delicious colors such as canary-yellow. Other neutral versions available are grey and lighter natural colors. They add matching versatility as well as texture and character to the design.

Christian Louboutin Python Skin Shoes

Rhea Benson, presents a collection of ultra-femme ladies shoes which were previewed at the Grand Slam City of Dreams, Macau 2011

This Mary Jane design is a perfect play of matte texture of the grey snake skin and shiny silver. It is ultra-refined with black piping and feminine black straps. It is an excellent creation in terms of material selection as well as design. The refreshing combination, instantly make this piece an attention grabbing shoe.

For those who loves the luxe hide, the dark colored snakeskin makes the pattern stand out. The display of Python Skin textures on a feminine design makes this a luxurious classic.

Rhea Benson who have won many awards in International Shoe Competitions have proof their worth yet again by coming up with Canary-yellow python skin.

Python Skin in grey

 Python Skin in lighter natural.

Note : the same designs are also available in Buffalo hide.

Go to our FB album to get more details : http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.241715065911780.57871.178847088865245&type=3

or come back again for my posting of the shoe details, coming up soon.

My personal favourites from the Zang Toi Fall 2012 Collection

After feasting my eyes on the Mercedes Fashion Week 2012, Zang Toi Fall 2012 Collection, I have came out with my faves!

 The master colorist playing with different shades of red.

 Love the doctor bag

 Subtle elegance. Love the bag and the waist details

 Elegant and again love the bag.

 Love the lace details and silhouette

Jewelry is exquisite.

Zang Toi Fall 2012: The Subtlety of Elegance

NEW YORK, Feb 13, 2012/ FW/ — “It’s another standing ovation,” commented two socialites who were sitting front row at the Zang Toi Fall 2012 show this afternoon at the Lincoln Center.

Indeed it was! Having followed Zang Toi’s career since 2000, the New York-based designer continuously received kudos from the fashion flock season after season. And, it is not just at the fashion show, mind you. When Zang Toi brings his collections to his famous trunk shows, he always wows the ladies, mind you.

So, what is Zang Toi’s magic? His Fall 2012 collection easily answers that – the subtle elegance of fine workmanship and attention to details.

To Zang Toi, clothes are about the woman, not the other way around. Hence, when a woman wears a Zang Toi creation, she is the center of attention; her grace and beauty enhanced by the masterfully tailored garment and beautifully designed clothes that fit her like a second skin.

Always exuberant in his designs, Zang Toi has found the perfect pitch between silhouette and embellishments. A born colorist, he has even found the balance between using black, gray, white and the brilliant color red.

This season, while black, gray and white dominated, red was the highlight as the Malaysian-born designer sent different shades of red. In fact, the original graphic print of reds that graced the runway summed up all the colors in the collection.

Also, a happy note this season – everything shown on the runway was designed by Zang Toi. From the clothes to the shoes, the jewelry and the make-up, all of them bear the Zang Toi brand.

The cosmetics line had been out in Asia for the past two years and it is expected to hit U.S. stores in September 2012!

Taken from http://www.fashionwindows.net/

Zang Toi pours in glamour at NY fashion week

Zang with actress Kirstie Alley. A standing ovation for the Malaysian designer.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

NEW YORK: Malaysia's Zang Toi and Lebanon's Reem Acra won strong applause for their red-carpet looks at New York fashion week Monday while Carlos Miele drew inspiration from the pampas of his native Brazil.

With Grammy-winner Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" as his soundtrack, Toi kicked off his fall-winter collection with white mini coats and black trouser suits, before making an abrupt shift to bright red silk.

His fans -- more mature, ethnically diverse and outgoing than the usual jaded New York fashion crowd -- lapped it up, breaking into applause for elegant gowns in fetching scarlet hues and then honouring him with a standing ovation.

Backstage, the 50-year-old designer with an unbridled sense of fun said he wanted to see women make a real effort to look really beautiful for themselves, their husbands, their boyfriends, their lovers.

"I wanted the clothes to be very, very glamourous," he added. "It's about glamour and gorgeous clothes for gorgeous girls."

Front-row guests included Saudi entrepreneur and film producer Mohammed Al Turki, US reality TV star Alex McCord and towering Czech model Petra Nemcova, with whom the diminutive Toi hammed it up for the cameras.

Acra, who in January dressed Madonna in an pewter gown for the Golden Globes awards, similarly poured on the glamour with a finely-balanced collection of crisp daytime suits, glittering cocktail mini-dresses and fluid chiffon gowns.

Her looks ranged effortlessly from a leather sheath dress in hunter green and a cable-knit sweater over a leather pencil skirt to a metallic tweed skirt and jacket combination and a embroidered one-shoulder gown in silk crepe and tulle.

Hot on the heels of Nicholas K's urban cowboys on day one of fashion week, Miele put a cosmopolitan spin on the traditional outfits of the gauchas of the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil.

While the silhouettes were most definitely urban, there was no mistaking the rustic rural origins of Miele's colorful ponchos with gold tassels, which he matched with authentic broad-rim hats and sashes.

Backstage, Miele, who is based in Sao Paulo and sells in 38 countries, said he felt that after frequent visits to a friend's farm in southern Brazil, it was time to introduce that region's unique style to an international audience.

"They are natural girls," he said, referring to the gauchas of the wide-open pampas. "There is freedom... I thought this was time to bring this part of the culture of Brazil, of the pampas and the gauchas, to the catwalk."

In other shows Monday, Olivier Theyskens took over the Park Avenue Armory to send out the latest city-savvy basics from his growing Theyskens' Theory collection, including a dark boxy overcoat and supple leather jumpsuit.

"I was looking to complete the wardrobe on which I've been working for the past year and a half," the Brussels-born designer, formerly at Rochas and now happily settled in New York, told AFP backstage.
 
Several looks featured short shorts. Odd perhaps in a fall-winter collection, but Theyskens, 35, said they fit right into his vision of a contemporary tomboy. "It's something cute that goes with the overall look."

Earlier, with Hollywood star Renee Zellweger in the front row, Carolina Herrera delivered a classical feminine collection that ran the gamut of colors from indigo to purple to pink, with wool and silk her favored fabrics.

Many of the 40 looks -- seen on as many top models with severely backcombed hairstyles -- were paired with black wedge shoes designed for Herrera by Manolo Blahnik.

Article taken from http://www.mole.my/