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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
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
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
Issue No. 58 of the Friday Fashion Hotlist: a weekly compilation of the
cutest and coolest stuff Omiru’s Style Intelligence Report saw out there this
week.
This
week, we’re bringing back the Friday Fashion Hotlist with The Best Cardigan Sweaters to take you right into Autumn. We balance a sexy, mid-thigh length cardigan for women with a classic, heather grey cardigan for men.
Joie Don’t Go Cashmere Blend Cables | $285 at Shopbop
Bridges the gap between sweaters and sweaterdresses.
Luxe Winter Blend Button-mock Cardigan | $118 at Banana RepublicClassic cardigan for the Classic man.
September 29th, 2006
The holidays are months away, but it’s never too early to start wrapping yourself — in wrap-dresses!
As our reader poll indicated, wrap dresses are here to stay, so you might as well make the transition from summer to fall a stylish one. Unlike Summer wrap dresses, Fall’s dresses work better in darker shades and worn with chic boots. Behold our favorite wrap dresses to get you started on your Fashionable Fall Journey.
Our $$$ Pick
Diane von Furstenberg Utility Dress | $425 at Nordstrom
Our $$ Picks
September 26th, 2006
We asked: Are Kimono Sleeves In or Out?
You said: Kimono sleeves are past their moment on the spotlight. 58% think this trend is either Out (21%) or On the Way Out (37%). On the other side, a slight minority, 42%, believe Kimono sleeves are In.
Omiru’s take: We appreciate that today’s kimono sleeves expand beyond their Asian roots to embrace thoroughly modern styles. But despite their ubiquitous presence on the Spring 2007 runways, kimono sleeves don’t seem to be exceptionally popular with the Omiru crowd. Really, we could go either way on this trend, but we do offer up the following caution: choose styles with low to moderate volume.
Next Question:
The perfect addition to an evening ensemble, capes and capelets have graced the runways for the last two seasons. But what do you
think? Tell us, are Capes and Capelets In, or are they Out? Cast your
vote on the sidebar!
Pictured: Ya-Ya Snap Kimono Cardigan | $390 at Shopbop.
September 25th, 2006
Spring 2007 is all about pieces–and about continuing, not departing from, the big trend from Fall 2006: volume. Bubble silhouettes, trapeze shapes, and puff sleeves all graced the runway. Neutral colors continue their run as well as designers combine shades of black, white, and grey with accent colors from royal blue to fire engine red.
SILHOUETTES
Controlled Volume
Ashleigh Verrier, Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs, Y & Kei, Proenza Schouler
High Waisted Styles
Derek Lam, Cynthia Steffe, Zac Posen
Drop Waist Styles
Marc by Marc Jacobs, Doo Ri, Ports 1961
Babydoll Shapes
Jay McCarroll, Derek Lam, Peter Som, Cynthia Steffe, Ports 1961, Atil Kutoglu
Bubble Silhouettes
Marc Jacobs, Ports 1961, Sass & Bide, Tuleh, Oscar de la Renta, Araks
Trapeze Shapes
Reem Acra, BCBG, Peter Som, Ports 1961
Tulip Silhouettes
Peter Som, Ports 1961, Atil Kutoglu, Y & Kei
Double Breasted Styles
Y & Kei, Proenza Schouler, Zac Posen, Marc by Marc Jacobs
DETAILING
Ruffles
Ports 1961, Betsey Johnson, Zac Posen, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Y & Kei
Cuffed Styles
Zac Posen, Manuel, Trovata, Kai Kühne, Jay McCarroll, Peter Som
Tops with Peplums
Ashleigh Verrier, Tocca, Carolina Herrera
Tuxedo Detailing
Doo Ri, Oscar de la Renta, Marc by Marc Jacobs
Wide Straps
Ashleigh Verrier, Reem Acra, Sass & Bide, Proenza Schouler, Peter Som, Narciso Rodriguez
Dresses with Pockets
Sass & Bide, Derek Lam
Puff Sleeves
Reem Acra, Tuleh, Y & Kei, Peter Som, Doo Ri, Marc by Marc Jacobs
Nautical
Ashleigh Verrier, Trovata, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Cynthia Steffe
Eyelet
Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, Jenni Kayne
Oversized Collars
Carolina Herrera, Jenni Kayne
Grecian Draping
Carolina Herrera, Doo Ri, Zac Posen
Black and White Colors
Araks, Carolina Herrera, Tuleh
Accent Color: Red
Costello Tagliapietra, Reem Acra, Atil Kutoglu, Zac Posen
Flutter Sleeves
BCBG, Narciso Rodriguez, Atil Kutoglu, Jenni Kayne, Zac Posen
Kimono Sleeves
Baby Phat, Proenza Schouler, Derek Lam, Ports 1961
Off the Shoulder Sleeves
Carolina Herrera, Calvin Klein, Ports 1961, Proenza Schouler, Y & Kei
Dots
Marc by Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, Jay McCarroll
Wild Graphics
Diane von Furstenberg, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Tocca, Oscar de la Renta, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Jay McCarroll
Knits & Crochet
Derek Lam, Ports 1961, Marc by Marc Jacobs
Stripes
John Bartlett, Ashleigh Verrier, Peter Som, Atil Kutoglu, Zac Posen, Jay McCarroll
Chevron Stripes
Jay McCarroll, J. Mendel
GARMENT CLASSIFICATIONS
Shorts
John Bartlett, Tocca, Carolina Herrera, Ports 1961, Atil Kutoglu, Y & Kei
Skinny Pants
Doo Ri, Atil Kutoglu, Proenza Schouler, Y & Kei, Zac Posen, Jay McCarroll
Capes/Capelets
Alexandre Herchcovitch, Ports 1961, Atil Kutoglu, Zac Posen
Wrap Dresses
Costello Tagliapietra, Diane von Furstenberg
Overalls
Jay McCarroll, Proenza Schouler
Tunics
Ports 1961, Atil Kutoglu
ACCESSORIES
Tie-Front Belts
Narciso Rodriguez, Zac Posen
Bows
Zac Posen, Carolina Herrera, Peter Som, Ports 1961, Doo Ri, Oscar de la Renta, Jenni Kayne, Y & Kei
September 22nd, 2006
Neutrals
For yet another season, white is the color du jour. Muted shades and neutral colors dominated the runways from the majors to the indies.
Sleeveless Ruffled Bib Top | $64 at Banana Republic
Controlled Volume
Detailing such as ruffles, ruching, and pintucking added volume to silhouettes in a modest way.
Lane Dress | $118 at Anthropologie
Bubble Silhouette
Wear with caution, as the bubble shape doesn’t flatter large hips.
Satin Bubble Dress | $150 at Le Fashionista
Trapeze Silhouette
A nod to Christian Dior’s 1958 Trapeze Line, the silhouette was seen in tops, dresses, and outerwear.
Cold Snap Coat | $328 at Anthropologie
Shorts
From Daisy Dukes to knee-length styles, shorts are making another comeback just in time for Spring. Cuffed styles are especially popular.
Reyes Tyrolean Shorts | $326 at Shopbop
September 22nd, 2006
Key Takeaways: Layered silhouettes and loose oversized shapes dominated Derek Lam’s collection of sportswear. Lam toyed with a masculine/feminine theme that took his collection from sweet to sultry.
Color Palette: Neutrals like grey, black, white, and navy are spiced up with coral, turquoise, olive, celadon, and yellow.
Silhouettes: Key silhouettes included on-trend voluminous and kimono sleeves, swing coats, shorts, cropped pants, and ruffled styles. Lam also featured architecturally constructed tanks, collarless coats, dresses with pockets, and billowy gowns.
Accessories Report: Top-handle oversized bags, belts reminiscent of laptop locks, small and square sunglasses, and shoes with thick straps graced Lam’s runway.
What’s Wearable: We’d recomend Lam’s empire-waisted tulip dress with thick straps (pictured) and a breezy asymmetric chiffon dress–a real stunner.
What’s Not Wearable: Big over big layering–leave that for the models on the runway and the stylists who dress them.
September 21st, 2006
Key Takeaways: With themes ranging from 20s glamour and the mod 60s, the Marc by Marc Jacobs collection felt like a microcosm of Fashion Week. Just as the Spring 2007 season is all about pieces–not outfits, the Marc by Marc collection is all about specific looks, not a focused message.
Color Palette: All over the map. Neutrals–olives, whites, and greys–were accompanied by celadon green, grass green, orange, turquoise, yellow, and purple.
Silhouettes: Key silhouettes included mod 60s shifts, drop waist styles, trapeze style coats, cuffed shorts, voluminous sleeves, and oversized tops over dresses. For men, loose pants, shorts, cuffed styles, deep v-neckline styles, three piece suits, and trenchcoats.
Accessories Report: Oversized top-handle bags, caps, long, thin scarves, white-rimmed glasses, long necklaces, and sneakers for women. For men, caps, suspenders, nerd glasses, and sneakers.
What’s Wearable: An indigo-navy drop waist shift with a curved waistline ruffle (pictured). For men, we love the three piece suit with sneakers.
What’s Not Wearable: For women, a patchwork hippie print dress that confuses the eye with its multitude of patterns. For men, a white deep-v shirt that would feel right at home in the women’s collection.
September 21st, 2006
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