People have been predicting the death of nail art (at least on runways) for a few seasons now, and this is the first time we’ve been worried it may actually happen. There was a relative dearth of nail art this week, as it only showed up on a few runways. The big nail story during Read more →
Katie Ermilio just keeps getting better and better. She took her signature feminine simplicity to the next level with this tightly edited and utterly drool-worthy assortment of flirty, yet sophisticated wears. That perfect dress for a special occasion is what you can count on from Ermilio season after season. And there were plenty of those. Read more →
Francisco Costa, the king of minimalism, went a more maximalist route for Calvin Klein’s Fall 2012 collection. Opting for cinched waists and voluminous skirts, Costa created a collection that transformed a 50′s silhouette into a more modern option, using darts, peplums, and lots of leather. There was tons of black, perfect for Rooney Mara who Read more →
Confession: I have not seen Downton Abbey (or at least more than half of the first episode–sorry I fell asleep!). This is increasingly becoming a problem. I can barely talk to anyone anymore because we cannot discuss Downton Abbey. At the Victoria Beckham show I remember overhearing Glamour’s Cindi Leive discussing the show with her Read more →
Best known for her über girly yet super quirky mix-and-match style, Lepore’s adorable fall offering captured the essence of her usual design aesthetic. Packed full of stylish, versatile pieces that are perfect for layering, the sixties-inspired collection consisted of lace, satin, tweed, and velveteen fabrics fashioned into fun flouncy skirts, cool cigarette pants, sharp boxy jackets, and shape-skimming shift dresses in vibrant in-your-face hues like chartreuse, cobalt, cyan, and tomato, which popped vividly against muted tones of gold lamé, mulberry, pumpkin, and forest green.
And of course Lepore’s pattern-play this season was far ou: her pretty beaded prints felt one-part psychedelic-chic, two-parts gypsy glam, and 100% wearable. A celeb-packed front row including Stanley Tucci (a long time fan), Kristin Chenoweth, and Kelly Rutherford will attest to that.
Every year I go to The Blonds‘ show thinking that it couldn’t possibly get any crazier than the year before, but I’m always wrong. This year they really upped the ante because the guest of honor was none other than Lil’ Kim. After everyone was firmly placed in their seats, a row of bodyguards appeared Read more →
New York Fashion Week: It’s over! Phew! Peep the last of our super duper fly street style subjects: artist Terence Koh, Jezebel writer Jenna Sauers, the effortlessly gorgeous blogger Elin King, and more. Click through to see the best (and most interesting) outfits today.
It’s the last day of fashion week, but we’re not done yet. Check out our review of Anna Sui‘s predictably fun collection, ThreeasFOUR‘s circular inspiration, and Nomia‘s flourescent foray. And be sure to check out all the reviews and New York fashion week news you may have missed on our fashion week page.
Overheard last night backstage at the Nomia presentation at The Box at Lincoln Center at 6:53 P.M.: “Girls, keep your outfits on—we’re going to do it again!” chirps designer Yara Flinn, as a couple of models with blunt ponytails who’ve just glided down a mini runway shed their sleek silk carapaces. “Sorry,” she says, turning to us. “I’m totally the crazy mom right now.”
In keeping with her arty reference points, Flinn, who for spring built her collection around Georgia O’Keeffe, took inspiration from installation artist Dan Flavin’s fluorescent light fixtures. “Last season was the first time I used color,” said the designer clad in head-to-toe black of her work in a desert bloom color palette. “This season I was like, ‘I’m going to go out completely.”
Jeremy Scott‘s shows ocassionally draw the odd celebrity and this season’s was perhaps the oddest. Calvin Klein staple Joe Jonas was there (we’ve also seen at Simon Spurr and the Miu Miu party this week) in the front row alongside the likes of The Misshapes, Cory Kennedy and Sky Ferreira.
However, Jonas was probably more able to relate to Scott’s fall collection than you’d expect, as many of the prints and accoutrements featured icons from his own childhood. We’re about the same age and there are few things I nostalgically recall more frequently than Lisa Frank (okay, I’m also a girl). And guess what covered one of Scott’s colorful corsets? Lisa Frank stickers! It was a hodgepodge of ’90s references, as Scott’s collections often are, from Lisa Frank to Rainbow Brite to The Simpsons (Bart’s head was a print on a few pieces) to video games to AIM emoticons. A very different, and more childish ’90s inspiration compared to the grungy, post-punk outings we’ve seen from more conventional designers.
In a time of fast fashion, with trends coming and going in the blink of an eye, it can seem like nothing lasts. ThreeASFOUR’s Fall 2012 collection works to combat that feeling of temporality by touching on lasting themes.
Taking inspiration from eternal and supernatural occurrences, like crop circles and the “end of the world” rumored for 2012, threeASFOUR created a collection based on the shape of a circle. Leather was laser cut into circular fractal patterns and made into elegant headdresses and knee-high boots. Circles made their way onto the clothes as an adornment, like on some mini dresses, or as the shape of the garment itself, like in an architectural cream wrap coat. A favorite piece of mine was a mini dress in a fragmented landscape print, which while resonating with environmentalist and apocalyptic themes, was just plain beautiful.
