Kimberly Ovitz

It’s spriiiiiiing! We always like to keep track of the comings and goings of Anna Wintour and she spent a little time in the garden on Tuesday night on a magnificent evening. The MoMA held their “Party In The Garden” event at the museum that brought out the likes of Mayor Bloomberg, Kimberly Ovitz, Rachel Roy, Jeff Koons, Tamara Mellon, and Rachel Feinstein.

Creatures of the Wind: Sophisticated layered separates was the general M.O. for Creatures of the Wind this season, comprised of boxy jackets, tailored pants, kicky little skirts with inverted box pleats, and lots of leather. The inspirations ranged from fifties Teddy Boys to eighties post-modern furniture design collective the Memphis Group, whose influence showed perhaps most strongly in a brightly colored jacquard that bore a kind of broken-looking pattern. There were athletic touches, too, evident in stripes on the sleeve of a jacket, front zipper closures on several collared shirts, and contrasting white trim of a deep V-neck top. Backstage, label co-founder Chris Peters explained that he had set about exploring “artificiality and its appeal.” The thoughtful treatment of kitsch territory recalled, in tone if not in any specific design, Proenza Schouler’s Spring 2012 collection, which explored the mid-century genericism of Googie architecture. Another outstanding outing for these Chicago boys!

The world of 3-D printing continues to take shape as more designers are beginning to use the futuristic tech tool. Kimberly Ovitz is the latest entrée into this new crafting concept through a partnership with 3-D printer Shapeways. Expect suitably avant garde statement pieces like spiky earcuffs, rings that curl and extend down to wrap around the wrist, to a sculptural, outer space evoking pewter-y collar.