The buzz at Paris’ ready-to-wear shows on Friday wasn’t just about the clothes.
Bill Gaytten, former designer John Galliano’s temporary replacement, was again at the helm of Christian Dior’s fashion collection, directing a demure, play-it-safe show that channeled the powerhouse’s bread-and-butter New Look-inspired gowns with cinched 1950s waists. Read More
Black and white outfits are as versatile as a bra with convertible straps. A sophisticated look can consist of black trouser shorts, black tights and a white chiffon blouse, while an edgier take could be ripped black skinny jeans and a white over-sized sweater. However you opt to wear the color duo, the neutral palate makes a great canvas for layering and accessorizing. These winter colors are the perfect hues to complement black and white looks. Read More
Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, tried Monday to create an enchanted forest in the center of London for the debut offering of the McQ line, aimed at younger, less affluent buyers.
The catwalk was covered with fallen leaves, and a realistic forest was created at one end of the hall at the Old Sorting Office in central London. Read More
They say weather is a national obsession in Britain — but perhaps more for Burberry Prorsum’s Christopher Bailey than for most.
With a clap of thunder and a torrent of realistic rain running down the sides of a glass tent, the luxury brand’s creative chief sent his umbrella-toting models down the catwalk in a finale that brought a smile to everyone’s face. Read More
Calvin Klein designs have long been known for their razor-sharp lines, but the label’s creative director Francisco Costa seems to have a knack for curves, too.
His fall collection presented Thursday as one of the last major shows of New York Fashion Week ended things the way the season largely started, offering clothes for a woman who can seduce and charm with intelligence and strength, but without wearing anything too tight or revealing. Read More
Vivienne Tam took a distinct cue from menswear for her fall collection at New YorkFashion Week.
The designer sent her models down the runway Wednesday in men’s striped wide-leg trousers, tweed trousers and a zigzag print on a soft wool men’s coat. But Tam made efforts to make the pieces more feminine, adding a leather waistband or making a men’s blazer in a jacquard fabric. Read More
Whitney Port’s glamour girl image came through as the starlet debuted her Whitney Eve fall collection Wednesday at New YorkFashion Week.
Port, known for appearances on MTV’s “The Hills” and “The City,” showed a line of flirty dresses and sleek separates. The inspiration came from an antique kaleidoscope she found in her grandmother’s house. Port launched the collection in 2008. This was her first runway show under the Lincoln Center tents at Mercedes-BenzFashion Week. Read More
Anna Sui did a lot of homework for her new fall collection.
She read up on furniture designer Charles Eames and on Truman Capote’s iconic Black and White Ball, researched the wardrobe of Elizabeth Taylor, visited the home of the late sculptor and illustrator Walter Einsel and got to join the ladies who lunch at Manhattan’s tony La Grenouille. Read More
Ralph Lauren and refinement go together like England and tweed. They all rendezvoused on the runway Thursday at New York Fashion Week.
“I have always loved the heritage and romance of England. My collection for fall 2012 is about a modern glamour inspired by timeless character and refined elegance of an authentic way of living,” Lauren said in an email to the Associated Press. Read More
While watching model after model sashay down the runway in Marchesa’s Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear collection, I found that my thought process went something like this: “Oh, I really love the color on tha- WOW.”
The Spring 2012 collections were some of the most impressive and awe-inducing that I have ever seen, and Marchesa’s line for fall proves that this 2012 fashion heaven will undoubtedly carry on. Read More