NYFW | Manual De La Cruz Fall 2010

Revelations. Manual De La Cruz presented his profoundly named Fall 2010 collection at The Altman Building during February’s Fashion Week to an eager crowd of both friends and fanfare. The end may not be near for this new designer judging by this offering, his most ambitious  yet. The “rocker priest” is born! Well, someone has to save all those nuns gone astray and sexy Saturday night souls. The Guatemalan designer used imported fabrics native to his homeland to “celebrate the human body,” as he puts it, translating visions inspired by Mayan art. Gorgeous wools, silks, and leather gave tribal patterns and classic cocktail shapes what I will call “nuevo vivo.” I loved the femininity of the well-formed dessert sand blazer with black trim and burgundy pant. While there were jackets made in the same vain for men, nothing about this collection was unisex. Latinistas dominating the catwalk in contributions by Danny Escobar – shoes, jewelry, and headpieces that added quite a presence to every look. See below for a few of my favorite new faces hamming it up backstage before the show.

Backstage shots