Kenneth Barlis Fashion Show 2013
By Stephanie Phonvongsa
On August 30th, Kenneth Barlis hosted his firstever annual fashion show, debuting Spring and
Summer 2014 collections at the prominent Port
Pavillion Pier in San Diego. The hangar-style
setting of the Port Pavillion was well-suited for
this event—captivating fashion show attendees
with its romanticized “around the world” theme.
First off, Kenneth Barlis’ RTW S/S 2014
collection was filled with bright colors (i.e. mint,
red, blue, orange) and prints (i.e. tribal, tropical,
floral, animal). Ladies rocked the runway with
casual, sheer, and flowy tanks with high-waisted
bright-colored shorts and animal print short
bodycon skirts. Light and fitted bold printed capri
trousers with pockets are a definite must-have for
the spring and summer seasons. For the guys, we
saw tanks styled with bright colors and geometric
patterns and paired with animal print capri
trousers with pockets.
Camille Wood’s “Tribal” collection took the
global theme up a notch with notable influences
from Africa. Bikinis and monokinis were either
bright colored (i.e. lime, red) or animal print (i.e.
giraffe). Models were adorned with egyptianstyle headwear and drop dead gorgeous metallic,
pleated, sheer wings. Swimsuit cover ups were
black, flowy, and sheer. Dresses exuded an
egyptian goddess feel with form-fitting nylon
styles in gold or silver.
Next, Alan Huang’s “jizhu” collection, “jizhu”
meaning spine, focused on structure and draping.
His collection opened with beautiful mermaidstyle or trumpet wedding dresses. Dresses
were delicate and detailed with tulle trains and
embellishments. Other dress styles featured a
red, black, and white theme, sometimes with a
combination of the three colors or half black half
red (similar to the half black half white trend).
Dresses were styled with beautiful asymmetrical
cuts around the midriff and back. A popular motif
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