(New York) Fashion Week is always an exciting event for all the fashion lovers around the world; attendees, wanna-be attendees, designers and models alike. Hopefully, I'll be among the attendees one day, using my own photographs for such blog posts, but until then, style.com and vogue.com will have to do.
My top four collections from this season were 3.1 Phillip Lim, DKNY, Jenny Packham and Gucci. Firstly, I must mention that I just loooooove Fall/Winter fashion because of the majority of darker colours - 99% of my closet is made up of black or somewhat black shoes and clothing. (I do think I have a problem though, which I realised upon packing for my recent trip to Cape Town. Of the six pairs of shoes I took, five were black. I returned home with a new pair, and needless to say, they too, were black.) With this newfound information, it's a litte ironic that my favourite collections have more colour than the general fall/winter collections. Hey, maybe there's hope for me after all!
Phillip Lim's collection was inspired by his imaginary muse, "Soleil — a fun and culturally curious woman. Her world is somewhere between instant pop and culture.” It's ironic considering that this is a fall/winter collection, and Soleil means 'sun' in French. Anyway, I really adore the pastels and glitter contrasted with black. It's a case of the best of both worlds, which I should probably make a few mental notes of. This 'Soleil' could teach me a thing or two.
It was love at first sight for DKNY and I this time, as I die for leather anything (faux, of course - I'm vegetarian.) The same goes for the fur, which looks dynamite with leather! The urban New York streets definitely made their mark, with the sort of I-just-threw-this-on, it-doesn't-fit-but-it-fits and still very chic fashion - tumblr, eat your heart out! If I could, I'd buy the pieces pronto, starting with those leather pants. *insert googly eyes here*
Jenny Packham was stunning as usual, and very glamourous with intricate beading and dreamy colours. It's a sort of blasé evening wear; the whole glittery sweaters with full taffeta skirts and pockets. (Who doesn't love skirts with pockets?!) The collection was so sophisticated, and I feel like with any of these pieces, it would take very minimal effort to get a very elegant look. Très chic, all round.
Gucci, Gucci, Gucci... This collection had my mother and I just ooh-ing and ah-ing at this jacket, and that coat, and that print, and those boots. Honestly, this was my absolute favourite collection from this season, and one for the woman who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. Creative director, Giannini, described the Gucci woman as a woman who “dresses to please herself rather than others.” The clean cuts and boyish tailoring paired with pretty, dusty pastels and fierce animal print made that statement all on their own. This is very nearly how I picture my future closet... I'll be dreaming of these pieces for a while!
