New York Fashion Week
What's eating Marc Jacobs? Apparently the weather, particularly Hurricane Sandy, was weighing on the designer’s mind. Following an escapist trip to Andy Warhol's Factory in the spring collection, Jacobs pulled an about-face and struck a minor...
Never one to flinch from a sweeping master narrative, Ralph Lauren riffed on the notion of the “romantic revolutionary,” sending dandified models down the runway in ruffled blouses bound with exaggerated black cravats, military jackets with gold...
Coming down from last season’s dalliance with seventies punk, decade-hopping retroist Anna Sui honed in on Nouvelle Vague with a vengeance. Sui isn’t the first designer to revisit the sixties this season (see the Beatnik-chic vibe at Chloe Sevigny for...
Marc Jacobs has left last season's eighties club-kid look behind (blame the deleterious effect of “The Carrie Diaries”) and opted for a more sophisticated concept for his junior line. A clingy sweater dress in a maroon geometric pattern set...
Inspired by the curvilinear ornamentation of Gustav Klimt and René Lalique, Tory Burch’s swishy presentation at the Pierre Hotel was a précis on art nouveau-tinged exotica, from lush diamante cocktail dresses to those scarab-print silk blouses that...
Concept Korea, a mini showcase highlighting fashion-forward South Korean designers, was held last week at the 2013 F/W Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week.A government-backed initiative to introduce visionary local labels, the event invited Choiboko, Cres. E...
If Thom Browne has been feeling more grounded since dressing Michelle Obama for her husband's Inauguration Day — the day, not the evening, which was owned by Jason Wu — in a surprise watershed that prompted the NY Times to make Coco Chanel and Alexander...
The moribund parade of pullover knits, innocuous LBDs, and tweed palazzo pants at Theyskens' Theory was a something of a bummer. What is a baroque couturier doing turning out femmy middlebrow sportswear? The press has been kind to Theyskens...
In step with her eclectic hippie philosophy, Mara Hoffman’s giddily loud collection showcased a vibrant mix of traditional Uzbek patterns, leopard print, mandalas, and evil eyes, including a shocking pink goddess dress festooned with peacocks.Victoria...
For lack of a better word, “Von Furstenbergian” might be the best adjective to describe Diane von Furstenberg’s latest showing at New York Fashion Week. All the major DVF tropes — graphic op art prints, silk jersey, deep-V necklines, and of course...
