The Fabiola Arias Spring 2012 Collection is a manifestation of the artistic background of its designer, Fabiola Arias. Arias’ unique and signature use of texture and surface treatment is visible in her cocktail and evening wear pieces. Because of her training in painting and sculpture throughout most of her life, her use of fabric manipulation is reflective of brushstrokes and paint daubs. Although only 23, Arias launched her line in September of 2008, while a senior at Parsons the New School for Design. It was then that Ikram Goldman, owner of the Chicago upscale boutique, Ikram, and style consultant of First Lady Michelle Obama, purchased the Fabiola Arias collection.
“I create each piece as if it were a painting, and the fabric is my brush stroke…”- said Fabiola Arias.
Fabiola Arias was born on June 19, 1987, in Havana, Cuba. Growing up in the home of artists, she watched her mother, Anilu Oms, create her costume design illustrations, feeling inspired to do her own. Through her mother, Fabiola discovered fashion. Oms’ beautiful headpiecesare now a part of Arias’ collections. Fabiola’s father was a big influence in her life as well. In Cuba, he was a filmmaker and his love of Hollywood’s golden era of the 1950s has influenced the classic and feminine silhouettes in her designs. When she was studying at Parsons the New School for Design, Fabiola decided to launch her own line which was initially picked up by Ikram in Chicago. Fabiola’s intricate and whimsical dresses and gowns can now be found in Neiman Marcus’ Couture Salon across the country, which by the way Fabiola Arias is designed and manufactured in New York City.
For Fabiola Arias Spring 2012 is all about romanticism, the collection which includes mostly chic cocktail dresses and formal beautiful gowns, which by the way are well executed from the color combination, to the way she manipulated the fabrics. When it comes to the color palette, there’s was lots of brights like royal blue, pinks, reds and greens, some black and a few neutrals; when it comes to fabric there was lots of chiffon and organza, that she cover tiny little petals that went from one color shade fading to another, but she also included beautiful lace in some of the more formal gowns.
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Photography by Jay Marroquin .
Photography by Jay Marroquin .
Photography by Jay Marroquin .
