Archive for October, 2006
Key Takeaways: Designer Dragana Ognjenovic showed an intellectual collection in black and white filled with gorgeous constructions. Controlled volume featured prominently in Dragana’s tightly edited collection.
Color Palette: Neutrals: black and white, tempered with beige.
Silhouettes: Voluminous dresses and belted cape-style coats accompanied tulip skirts and straight legged pants. Flutter sleeves, shirring, ruching, pleating, and ruffles added to the controlled volume story.
Accessories Report: Thick belts and shawls finished off the intellectually minimalist looks coming down the runway.
What’s Wearable: A short sleeved white stand collared dress, and a tailored jacket and short skirt combination with buttons running down center front (pictured).
What’s Not Wearable: Some of the draped tops were on-target for the runway, but too theatrical for the streets.
October 3rd, 2006
Omiru: Style for All (www.omiru.com) conducts an interview with Sandra Yu, artistic director for Rusk Hair, backstage at the Araks Spring 2007 show at New York Fashion Week.
October 3rd, 2006
We’re all over Lula Lu’s petite-friendly bras and lingerie, especially their Fleur’T bralette. Equally at home in the bedroom out on the town, the bralette can be worn under another lace camisole, a low v-neck sweater, or an ever-popular wrap dress.
Fun fact about Lula Lu? She believes she was a dog in her past life, as she’s terrified of loud thunder.
$34 at Lula Lu.
October 3rd, 2006
Photo Credit: Tamara Pogosian
Key Takeaways: Tamara Pogosian loves dresses. Every article for women was a feminine (and sometimes bold) frock. The men on the runway exuded classically modern style with blazers worn over fitted tees and polo shirts.
Color Palette: For women: maroon, black, and olive green, with a punch of bright blue, lime green, light gold, teal, peach. Basics for men: grey, light blue, black, white, and beige.
Silhouettes: For women: Strapless styles, cinched waists, voluminous skirts, controlled volume, halter styles, and off-the-shoulder tops. For men: fitted polo shirts and tees, tailored blazers and trousers.
Accessories Report: For women: 3-tiered gold necklace, dangly delicate earrings, beaded teal necklace, long gold necklace. For men: medium width belts.
What’s Wearable: All of the men’s items were ultra wearable. All the women’s frocks can be easily translated onto the streets as well. Especially wearable is a Marilyn Monroe-esque white halter minidress.
What’s Not Wearable: The only dress that may be hard to wear because of its sheer nature is black with a chiffon bodice and silk bottom.
October 2nd, 2006
We asked: Are Capes and Capelets In or Out?
You said:We’re completely divided on this issue. 37% vote In, 39% vote Out, and the remaining 24% voted On the Way Out. Paradoxically, capes and capelets appear to be both In and Out.
Omiru’s take: Capes and capelets add a bit of drama to evening ensembles, and they can take a daytime getup from okay to outstanding. However, we feel that the strong hesitation against wearing them stems from their presence in the shadow of their formerly popular cousin, the Poncho. While the Poncho was wildly accepted for a couple of seasons, it fell from grace, and the fashion fallout from wearing the item as the trend waned was equally large. Omiru says: forget the poncho, and for those who are so inclined, embrace the capelet, if only for its layering potential. An added bonus? If worn over a near monochromatic outfit (as pictured), capelets tend to visually shorten the torso and elongate the legs, making you look taller!
Next Question:
Here at Omiru, we’re all about fashion and function, which explains our love of the Dresses with Pockets trend. But what do you
think? Tell us, are Dresses with Pockets In, or are they Out? Cast your
vote on the sidebar!
Pictured: Theory Josefa W Interest Capelet | $335 at Shopbop.
October 2nd, 2006
Designer Kate Seavey conceived of her fabulous Holly bag while completing a last-minute addition to a series of sketches for a design class in college. She created the bag late one night in preparation for a presentation the next morning, and it was a hit! Kate’s good friend Holly placed the first order (of many!), and the Holly bag was born.
As versatile as it is stylish, the Holly bag can be worn casually, with a tee shirt and jeans to a Saturday afternoon matinee, or formally, with a cocktail dress while going out for drinks that same evening. For added versatility, you can choose your own fabric colors for your Holly bag–making the bag truly one of a kind!
Quirky and fun, Kate’s the kind of person we would want to invite to a dinner party. In her own words: "All of the other kids wanted to be doctors or firefighters when they grew up. I wanted to be a mermaid."
$65 at Stuff By Kate.
October 2nd, 2006
Photo Credit: Style.com
Key Takeaways: Asymmetry is everywhere in this collection; it’s evidenced in revealing bathing suits, frilly frocks, and skirts. Volume, the major trend during Fashion Week, was barely seen on Three As Four’s runway, however. Here, the scene was more about form-fitting articles, though the collection flirted with the idea of controlled volume.
Color Palette: Black, beige, white, grey, light pink, olive green, midnight blue, lavender, and teal.
Silhouettes: Asymmetry characterized most of the outfits on the catwalk. We took note of: sheer one-piece bathing suits and bikinis, loose jersey tops, palazzo trousers, parka jackets, halter dresses, skinny pants, pantaloons, skirts, and boy shorts.
Accessories Report: Accessories were kept to a bare minimum. One long patterned scarf was seen, as well as peep-toe slingback shoes.
What’s Wearable: We noted an equal number of wearable and non-wearable items in this collection. Especially wearable (to a cocktail party) is the chiffon halter minidress. What makes this dress different? The halter was contructed with a gold chain.
What’s Not Wearable: Some of the asymmetrical garments are too extreme for the streets. Especially unflattering is a chiffon skirt, where one side is a miniskirt and the other reaches below the knee.
October 1st, 2006
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