February 16th, 2012

We love them all! Which Proenza Schouler bag is your favorite?

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February 16th, 2012

Proenza Schouler Fall 2012 Boots

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February 16th, 2012

Proenza Schouler

Armed with shaggy Chrissie Hynde hair and boots not that unlike the combat kind, the Proenza Schouler lovelies stomped down the runway like an army. The clothes reflected the pace; they were dynamic and memorable. Chiefly the clothes addressed the idea of protection. New volumes—giant when compared to past seasons—were radical, with tops paired with low-slung cricket pants. In other words, slouchy. Aside from the directional new shapes, the patchwork and Far Eastern dress elements were beautifully scaled (and mostly made of cotton). Leather was, once again, a huge texture for fall.


Note: Hirshleifers ETC carries great Proenza Schouler items!

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Proenza Schouler Fall 2012

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September 15th, 2011

NYFW Proenza Schouler Bags

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Proenza Schouler - Runway Review

Leave it to Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez to magically meld Fifties car interiors, Googie architecture, and the work of Morris Lapidus, the architect behind Miami’s Art Deco Fontainebleau hotel. The edgy take on mid-century American kitsch, staged on a mustard shag-pile carpet no less, reflected the independent spirit Proenza Schouler continues to take for spring. It was, in a word, magical.


Jackets equated to Esther Williams’ swimsuits; bodices fashioned like cantilevered swimsuits, worn over pencil-leg pants and high-collar shirts and blatant 50s references in sexy poodle skirts made of woven raffia and wild zebra and croc prints. On top, there were cropped sweaters and a beautiful cobalt A-line skirt in papery eel skin. Bustier tops paired with severe pencil skirts, in a mix of neon and tropical prints, were “Mad Men” gone wild. The orange, green and gold palette reminiscent of the Seventies was nicely furnished on shapes that were slim and with plenty of sex appeal.


Accessories included retro boxy purses constructed like old-fashioned camera cases and square stub heels.

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Backstage at Proenza Schouler

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Pharrell Williams at Proenza Schouler

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February 17th, 2011 2 notes

Runway Review: Proenza Schouler Fall 2011

by Americana Guest Blogger, Jim Shi

Only Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez could make Native American Indian look this incredibly chic and desirable. For fall the unrivaled duo took a road trip—from Sante Fe to Wyoming, to be exact—and used a collection of blankets they amassed along the way as the starting point for their ingenious fall collection. But if you thought it was going to just be a pile of comforters tossed onto the runway, then you had another thing coming. Taking their basic concept and fine tuning it to utter refinement, the collection comprised a striking portfolio of strong geometric shapes made for a powerful and complex collection to take in. Knits were mostly oversized and worn with jodhpur-shaped pants while three-dimensional textures were a true highlight, including dresses cut in spirals that ran their way around the body like ivy. Like with most Proenza Schouler shows, there are new ideas to be had. In this one you had the art of deception: velvet that looked like pony skin; silk macramé weaved into black suede. It all made for a show that was complicated in construction, but utterly at ease to the eye. And pretty damn covetable, too.

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Proenza Schouler Fall 2011 Bags

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Some of our favorite Proenza Schouler bags straight from the runway!

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Runway Review: Proenza Schouler

by Americana Guest Blogger, Jim Shi

Now that the P.S. 1 has become a bonafide mainstay of chic wardrobes the world over, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are carefully exploring other options and styles. For their decidedly ladylike fifties primness for Spring 2011, the Proenza Schouler design duo shot a dose of creativity into their handbag collection, infusing zany but appropriate prints and color combinations into some body-skimming handhelds. At first glance it appears the handles of the slim clutches are merely for show; the true handle comes in a detachable canvas cord affixed to brass clasps that converts it from a tote to a clutch. I love the one is crisp white! The second option shown on the runway is a camera bag-like silhouette cast in grainy pebble leather with a stitched color contrast. These bags are eclectic and yet still totally chic.

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