You can’t talk about handbags for Spring 2013 without mentioning Karl’s enormous hula-hoop creation that stole the show at Chanel. Clearly, that one takes the cake as the most dramatic accessories moment of the season. (And comes with an instructions on how to use it from the Kaiser himself.)
The Clothes: Romantic, light and very Great Gatsby. Hippie vibes melded with 20s inspiration and Italian influences for a collection of wearable, unfussy, timeless dresses. There was lots of lace, ruffles, embroidery and flower prints. Gabriela Perezutti was inspired by the feeling and spirit of someone falling love, as well as her own Uruguayan roots. Read more →
The trend you either love or love to hate is back–knee-high gladiator sandals!
We always imagined life of an Editor-in-Chief to be totally glamorous: Parties, fashion shows, air kisses with celebs. But it also means working as hard as you play. How do we know? We got none other than Glamour EIC Cindi Leive to give us a peek at what fashion week is really like for an editor of a major fashion glossy, mom, and cat owner (his name’s Luigi).
While most designers prefer to shyly pop their heads out at the end of a runway show, take a quick bow, and GTFO, Dame Viv made a scene of her entrance, purposefully, it seemed, upstaging the collection she’d just shown. Why? Well, she’s trying to start a revolution.
If your head’s still spinning from all the nonstop fashion action at Milk, Lincoln Center, and points further afield, flash back with Report Card through a digest of each day’s critic’s pick for top show.
Now that it’s over, let’s take a look back at our 25 best street style shots!
We caught up with new male model Melton before his NYFW got started, and he very graciously agreed to keep a photo journal for us. From getting a mani in your underwear to interesting food choices, click through for a fascinating look at what fashion week is like for a newbie male model, in his own words.
Well, that was fast. New York Fashion Week has come and gone and after going to all shows and parties, showing you our notes, assessing the trends, and stalking the celebrities, we’ve taken whatever amount of sanity and brain power we have left to take a look back at all the spring clothes and pick our 10 favorite collections.
For the super, super chic kindergartner.
And then there were two. The last day of New York Fashion Week was a contest between two American fashion design legends, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein Collection.
A peekaboo of a different sort.
