Herve leger dress military-themed collection targeted at uptown girls
Moody color: Neon is so yesterday, and the jewel tones bcbgmaxazria dresses jersey of this winter have evolved into dark and romantic emeralds and clarets for next winter. Even upbeat Tommy Hilfiger paired plum with black and mustard with olive for his military-themed collection targeted at uptown girls.
In its references, the MaxMara design team took on a lot: films by Fassbinder and Lang, Bauhaus architecture, even suffragettes. And it all worked extremely well. Somehow, you got the essence of that open and creative time, and the suggestion the fashion should again express such freedom.
There is more interest in tailoring touches for sportswear,” he noted. Accordingly, “casual has shifted beyond what was – khakis and button-downs. Unstructured or knit jackets, sweater jackets and the like allow for layering and individualising.”
The collections at New York’s Fashion Week, when hundreds of designers show both men’s and women’s fall lines, bore that out.
And like the women’s shows, some of which displayed hallmarks of popular 1920s-era films, menswear bcbgmaxazria dresses new collection took a page from the popular Downton Abbey British TV series, set on the eve of the 20s, with heavy use of cord, velvet and grosgrain trims and round-collar shirts.
The opening wool jumpsuits were innovative; the front view was relaxed, with a striped sailor shirt just visible, while from the back, the jumpsuits, in olive, camel or cream, looked like natty, military-inspired pants outfits. There were fresh updates of the peacoat, with leather half belts, and flattering wool jersey dresses with draped backs. The design team didn’t make a big deal of the two-sidedness of everything. (Clothes shouldn’t look flat anyhow.) More interesting was how smoothly the past was incorporated into the collection instead of socking you with references.
Scarves are so plentiful and versatile you can wear them in the warmer months,” Rifeta Kajdic, alumnus with a bachelor’s in sociology, said. “Scarves are, in every respect, a no-brainer. They are effortless, yet add so much to your look.”
Belgian menswear designer Raf Simons takes the duffle back to its roots. The name derives from the Antwerp province of Duffel where the thick woollen fabric used to make the coat originated from. The duffel coat was a key piece on his AW11 catwalk show.
End the day with Vionnet’s store opening. Mrs. Marzotto looks splendid, lounging on a couch in a caftan with a fan in hand, while her son, chairman Matteo Marzotto, gives interview after interview after interview. Two incredible-looking identical twins are there and, oh, guess what? They’re the new identical twin designers for the label, Barbara and Lucia Croce, and the collection looks crisp and glamorous.
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