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NYFW F/W 2016: Cute Like Mad is for Rebellious Barefoot Dancers

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: Models walk the runway wearing Cute Like Mad at Nolcha shows during New York Fashion Week Women's Fall/Winter 2016 presented by Neogrid at ArtBeam on February 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images For Nolcha)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 15: Models walk the runway wearing Cute Like Mad at Nolcha shows during New York Fashion Week Women’s Fall/Winter 2016 presented by Neogrid at ArtBeam on February 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images For Nolcha)

Made in NYC from natural and environmentally friendly materials, Cute Like Mad is for “…the woman who has a rebellious edge, sometimes perfectly concealed. Someone who doesn’t mind standing out in a crowd, opens their own doors, laughs out loud, wears ‘too tall’ heels and then kicks them off and dances barefoot,” according to designer Jeanette Svensk.

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: A model walks the runway wearing Cute Like Mad at Nolcha shows during New York Fashion Week Women's Fall/Winter 2016 presented by Neogrid at ArtBeam on February 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images For Nolcha)

Svensk says she aspires to be (and designs for) the “‘quaintrelle’ — a woman who emphasizes a life of passion expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and cultivation of life’s pleasures.”

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: A model walks the runway wearing Cute Like Mad at Nolcha shows during New York Fashion Week Women's Fall/Winter 2016 presented by Neogrid at ArtBeam on February 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images For Nolcha)

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Tough as Nails

Cute Like Mad clothes represents the strength and beauty that every woman possesses. A reminder that you can be beautiful and tough as nails.

 

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: A model walks the runway wearing Cute Like Mad at Nolcha shows during New York Fashion Week Women's Fall/Winter 2016 presented by Neogrid at ArtBeam on February 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images For Nolcha)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: A model walks the runway wearing Cute Like Mad at Nolcha shows during New York Fashion Week Women's Fall/Winter 2016 presented by Neogrid at ArtBeam on February 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images For Nolcha)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: A model walks the runway wearing Cute Like Mad at Nolcha shows during New York Fashion Week Women's Fall/Winter 2016 presented by Neogrid at ArtBeam on February 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images For Nolcha)

All Images Credit: Nolcha at New York Fashion Week Women’s Fall/Winter 2016 presented by Neogrid at ArtBeam on February 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photos by Brian Ach/Getty Images For Nolcha)

Starre Vartan is founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick.com and the author of the Eco-Chick Guide to Life. She's also a freelance science and environment writer who has published in National Geographic, CNN, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Pacific Standard, the NRDC, and many more. She lives on an island in Puget Sound with her partner and black cat. She was a geologist in her first career, and still picks up rocks wherever she goes.