Top Styles from New York Fashion Week
Alexander Wang turns up the sexy with fail-safe black garments. From sheer party frocks to texture dresses with S & M, bondage-style leggings.
I've been lovin' Calvin Klein's brilliantly structured dresses from their Spring '09 collection. For Fall '09, CK has an entirely new point of view. With high necklines and interesting texture and patterned fabrics.
Everyone is raving about Derek Lam's show. His versatile garments fall perfectly on the female body, while it remains wearable and practical.
Donna Karen works it out in black and still manages to stand out from the crowd with accessories to die for.
I knew neon would stick around for awhile.
In these economic times, it represents optimism. The proverbial light at the end of the tunnel... and it's fun!
However, I didn't expect the 80's to get a full blown resurrection as in Marc Jacob's Fall '09 collection. With structured shoulders and bright neons, the 80's enters 2009 with some new tricks up its sleeves.
Michael Kors also used some neon strategically between his classic beiges, outerwear and clean one shoulder dresses. I'm not a beige lover, but I am a fan of beige and neon. It's easy to fall in love with beige, when its not boring.
When various bloggers/feminists/starksters attacked Michelle Obama's Narciso Rodriguez dress (wore on election night), my reaction was "but it's Narciso Rodriguez. He can
do no wrong!" He continues to
do no wrong with simple, beautiful, form-fitting looks from his Fall '09 collection. Flashing some trends such as White tights! Beige and black!
Oscar de la Renta stays classy but turns the colour up into overdrive. One dress stands out with beautifully draped silks in red and purple combination.
Rodarte featured a interesting mix of crushed fabrics, leathers, furs, knits over beige bondage-style, thigh-high boots.
The Round-Up: The tell-tale sign of high fashion has always been the quality of the fabric. As the economic climate continues to influence consumer activity, designers are offering up fine fabrics, delicate details, seamlessly constructed lace and one-of-a-kind originals --often imitated, never duplicated by "fast-fashion franchises"--to make high fashion investments more valuable. Texture and structure are key.
I think beige and black are the new white and black
and white tights are the new black tights
and neon colours are the new jewel tone. Take a look back in your fashion magazines, colour has been raising the volume season after season. Neon was inevitable. Almost like peaks and valleys in the marketplace, colour has been on the rise.
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