Key Takeaways: Karan’s collection was inspired by art, such as Pollack abstract expressionism and Mondrian colors. She also experimented with combining volume and strong, geometric shapes.
Color Palette: Black, red, yellow, beige, brown, navy.
Silhouettes: Pleated, full skirts; dresses with tulip skirts; cropped jackets; jackets tied with bows, empire waists.
Accessories Report: Dramatic cat-eye makeup, hairbows, and oversized necklaces of linking geometric shapes:
What’s Wearable: Deconstructed jackets and cocktail dresses.
What’s Not Wearable: The oversized, overly geometric necklaces.
Posted by Susannah on September 17th, 2005 in Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Women |
Key Takeaways: Lots of Nautica + Military + Bohemian = Pirates?
Color Palette: Navy and white, grey, gold, maroon.
Silhouettes: Military jackets with nautical-striped tanks; mermaid skirts, both long and short; skirt suits; ruffles.
Accessories Report: The collection was not complete without the necessary accessories: aviators, solid gold and netted bags, skullcaps, beaded necklaces and long, dangly earrings.
What’s Wearable: Every individual piece in this collection. However, we spotted a perfect skirt suit for work.
What’s Not Wearable: Skinny pinstripes with wide pinstripes, unless you want to look like a candy striper.
Posted by Susannah on September 17th, 2005 in Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Women |
Key Takeaways: Zac Posen’s apparel was more intricate than that of his fashion peers. Some highlights included jackets and dresses with cutout designs and slouchy, cuffed hot pants.
Color Palette: The rainbow. A plethora of pastels, plus royal blue, wine red and Madras plaid.
Silhouettes: Form-fitting outfits with flared skirts, muumuus taken down a notch, and short or cropped trenches.
Accessories Report: Oversized floppy hats, python-print bags and fringed suede bags were in abundance.
What’s Wearable: A beige leather cutout bolero.
What’s Not Wearable: Giant pitch tents the width of an entire runway.
Posted by Susannah on September 15th, 2005 in Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Women |
Key Takeaways: Gathered taffeta; asymmetrical skirts and dresses.
Color Palette: Typical black tie event colors, plus taffeta in paprika, lavender and iridescent chartreuse.
Silhouettes: Poufy sleeves, bubble skirting, ruffled hems, and gathered or shirred fabrics.
Accessories Report: Obi sashes around the waist.
What’s Wearable: Rose and forest green, an unusual but fresh color combo.
What’s Not Wearable: Overly fussy and asymmetrical taffeta ensembles.
Posted by Susannah on September 15th, 2005 in Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Women |
Key Takeaways: Overall, not the most wearable menswear collection. Bright hues paired with v-necked silkscreen tees; fitted, button-down shirts with slouchy pleated pants; leather blazers and zip-up jackets.
Color Palette: Sky blue, curry yellow, dark chocolate brown, and orange, in addition to traditional menswear colors.
Silhouettes: Buttoned-up button-down shirts, zippered jackets, fitted leather blazers.
Accessories Report: Cowboy boots and coked-out gazes at the audience.
What’s Wearable: An egregiously-cut, classy-looking pewter silk blend suit with a beige leather belt.
What’s Not Wearable: A zippered jacket in an oddly feminine print.
Posted by Susannah on September 15th, 2005 in Men, Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend |
Key Takeaways: In typical Kors fashion, this collection was urban, effortless chic. Kors filled the runway with lighter fabrics in neutral colors such as army green, beige and cream. Practically every female model wore a hip-slung or waist-cinching leather belt.
Color Palette: Black, white, neutrals and batik and camouflage prints.
Silhouettes: Silk scarves for both men and women, batik prints, eyelet, long, ruffle-tiered column skirts and dresses, formal wear for men dressed down with sandals.
Accessories Report: Kors offered messenger bags for men and women, as well as cammo backpacks for men and woven leather bags for women.
What’s Wearable: Virtually everything.
What’s Not Wearable: Unless we’re at the beach, bikini tops with flowy skirts.
Posted by Susannah on September 15th, 2005 in Men, Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Women |
Key Takeaways: Nautica.
Color Palette: The colors of the beach: White, beige, grey, gold and various shades of blue; paisley metallic prints; fringe.
Silhouettes: Dresses fit for royalty with drop waists and fantail hems; puffed sleeves; boatneck tops.
What’s Wearable: Som’s rendition of the sailor pant, which draped on his models so beautifully.
What’s Not Wearable: The transparent blouses worn without undergarments. We’re not sure of Som’s intention here.
Posted by Susannah on September 15th, 2005 in Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Women |
Key Takeaways: Rodriguez echoed the silhouettes of past collections, though the idea of controlled volume still appeared somewhat fresh in the larger context of fashion week. Shapes were architectural, with arcs and cutouts, as in past seasons. We saw seamed suits, less strict than ones from the past. However, Rodriguez is clearly straying from his forte—the sexy, architectural, and precisely tailored garments that propelled him to fame.
Rodriguez’s menswear collection launched this season. Filled with minimalist, classic pieces in mainly black and white, it largely echoed the sensibilities of his current womenswear collection.
Color Palette: Minimal and neutral. Black, white, silver, violet, and brown.
Silhouettes: Skirts with a length a little below the knee. High (and empire) waistlines. Controlled volume: tight bodices, fuller skirts. Architectural shapes, arcs, and cutouts.
Accessories Report: Low wedge sandals.
What’s Wearable: Still love the architectural feel of Rodriguez’s designs. What we love about Narciso Rodriguez is the inherent wearability of his minimalist designs. As usual, the collection was all wearable, and we’ll no doubt be seeing these designs on celebrities come spring.
What’s Not Wearable: Nothing.
Posted by Trisha on September 14th, 2005 in Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Women |
Key Takeaways: Sarafpour’s collection was a study in contrasts: black with white, structured with deconstructed, dressy with casual.
Color Palette: Almost exclusively black-and-white, as well as some neutrals and animal prints.
Silhouettes: Tons of ruffles, tiered column dresses, pleated, wide-leg culottes, oversized pockets, shift dresses, oversized bows (also seen at Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta).
Accessories Report: Sarafpour’s handbag collection made its debut this season. While few were on display, we caught glimpses of a grey wool clutch and a black-and-white satchel with oversized bow ornaments.
What’s Wearable: Wrap trench coats in sateen and elegant, floaty dresses with tiered ruffles.
What’s Not Wearable: Fussy pairings such as an ivory lace collar worn with a cotton tank and a long, tiered, ruffled skirt. Clean lines work much better.
Posted by Susannah on September 14th, 2005 in Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Women |
Since we’re over halfway through New York Fashion Week’s Spring 2006 collections, we thought we’d give you a quick recap of the trends we’ve been noticing.
Overarching Trends
- Return to Minimalism
- Age of Innocence: Youthful fashions from a simpler time
- Neutral, natural colors: Black, white, shades of brown and beige
Garment Detailing
- Hardware & Fastenings: Buttons, zippers, snaps, etc.
- Peter Pan collars
- Bows
- Abundance of fabric prints & multi-print combinations
Silhouette
- Controlled volume
- Emphasis on waist
- Higher waistlines, at natural waist or above
Garments
- Shorts: Short shorts, knee-length shorts, and ankle styles abound
- Trenchcoats
- Tulip skirts
- Boxy jackets
- Long jackets
- Double breasted styles
- Wide legged pants
- Full skirts
- Vests
Accessories
- Belts!
- Slip-on shoes
- Across-the-body bags
- Fedoras
- Caps
- Ladylike gloves
- Dogtag necklaces
We’ll flesh out these ideas after the Craziness that is Fashion Week is over!
Posted by Trisha on September 14th, 2005 in Men, Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Runway Reviews, Trend, Trendscape, Trendscape, Trendscape, Women |
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