Education
She loved design as a child and chose to become a teacher because it was a "safe career." Laricks lives and works in New York, New New York Laricks attended the Academy of Art University and graduated in 2008.
She loved design as a child and chose to become a teacher because it was a "safe career." Laricks lives and works in New York, New New York Laricks attended the Academy of Art University and graduated in 2008.
Design aesthetic
Laricks" design aesthetic is very contemporary with men"s fashion influences. Laricks cites designer Yohji Yamamoto as her "design idol." She finds influence in Yamamoto"s "minimalistic color palette and the avant garde cut of his designs." Her other favorite designers are Yves Saint Laurent and Jil Sander. She also cites actor Tilda Swinton as a style hero.
Laricks has described her design aesthetic as "modern-day Annie Hall meets a Japanese street style."
= Fashion Star As a designer, Laricks has been described as having a "unique perspective," by H&M fashion buyer Nicole Christie.
Her first round of designs during the first episode of Fashion Star featured her signature men"s tie, which was made from the collar"s of men"s dress shirts. Laricks designed only ties and was almost eliminated from the show.
Saks Fifth Avenue fashion buyer Terron Schaefer questioned whether she was a "one trick pony," which was challenged after the second episode and Larick designed a drape-tie dress which resulted in a bidding war between the programs buyers. In the final episode of Fashion Star, Laricks introduced a pair of drop crotch pants, similar to harem pants, which Rolling Stone described as "a bit too contemporary." Designer John Varvatos called them "too crotchety." After presenting three capsule collections to buyers from H&M, Macy"s and Saks Fifth Avenue, Jessica Simpson responded that Laricks challenged "every woman to step outside the box." This outsider design style lends Laricks to being considered a specialty designer.
Rolling Stone credited the show with embracing an "unconventionial" designer and applauded the buyers, especially Macy"s, for thinking outside the box and awarding Laricks.
Boston Globe fashion critic Rachel Raczka calls Laricks" geometric prints "awkward," while contrasting Laricks" day-to-night workwear as "luxurious.".