188 runway shows later, New York Fashion Week is finally over. But we’ve yet to discuss the most important part – what are we all going to be wearing next spring?!
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New York Fashion Week: Spring 2011’s Biggest Trends
The great thing about having the flu is that I have all the time in the world to blog! We’ve got some serious fabulous to get through, so let’s start with New York Fashion Week’s hottest (and nottest) trends.
Splattered Paint
Project Runway: April Johnston Spring 2011
I first noticed this fabulous trend while flipping through the Project Runway collections. I couldn’t believe how strange and sexy the paint splattered across the models’ thighs seemed. This absolutely gorgeous top is also paint-splattered. It’s hard to make something like that look expensive instead of gimmicky, but April nailed it, through and through. And clothes artfully splattered with paint made their way up and down dozens of other runways during New York Fashion Week.
Richie Rich Spring 2011
Carlos Miele Spring 2011
Alexandre Herchcovitch Spring 2011
Betsey Johnson Spring 2011
The American West
The wild wild west was a huge trend last season, and the love of the heartland permeated this season as well. The influences ranged from Native American to prairie girl to old-time saloon whore, and they spanned collections from Ralph Lauren to Anna Sui.
Anna Sui Spring 2011
Anna Sui Spring 2011
Betsey Johnson Spring 2011
L.A.M.B. Spring 2011
Vivienne Tam Spring 2011
Ralph Lauren Spring 2011
Ralph Lauren Spring 2011
Fugly Sunglasses
The world’s ugliest sunglasses made appearances on the face of every malnourished woman over 5’10” this season. Inspired by John Lennon, that atrocious remake of Willy Wonka, and those little plastic glasses they make you wear at the tanning salon, an embarrassingly large number of designers showcased some seriously fugly sunglasses. Let’s take a look.
Tracy Reese
Alexandre Herchcovitch Spring 2011
Anna Sui Spring 2011
Diane von Furstenberg Spring 2011
Leifsdottir Spring 2011
Knitwear
Nothing like a little crocheting to get your through the spring! Knitwear, particularly in black, white and cream, was all over the runway this season. Shirts, coats, dresses and more, designers focused on the beautiful intricacies of knit garments in their collections.
Anna Sui Spring 2011
Ralph Lauren Spring 2011
Tibi Spring 2011
Vivienne Tam Spring 2011
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Best of Fashion Week: Fabulous Coats Edition
I, like my mother, have a thing for coats. I put so many coats into my “BEST” folder, where I’d been keeping links to every single thing I loved this week, that I decided they deserved a category of their own.
#5: Fall in London
Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2010
Simple but chic, feminine, and classic. This is what I imagine basically every wealthy London woman wearing around town, minus the hat.
#4: A Twist on a Preppy Classic
Tommy Hilfiger Fall 2010
I. Want. A. Sleeveless. Trench. What an absolutely fabulous concept.
#3: The Tahari Suit
Tahari is famous (in my family, anyway) for making incredible well-tailored and truly magnificent suits. But with the fur shawl and the belt, this becomes more of a coat than a suit jacket, as far as I’m concerned. But I could just sit and drool over this photo for hours.
#2: Casual in Eggplant
I generally prefer much more tailored, streamlined coats than this, but the casual slouch to this makes it that much more beautiful. And I also generally disapprove of belts outside of beltloops, but how can you not love that deep brownish burgundy belt with the sparkly buckle?
#1: A Vision in White
The collar, the belt, the cut, and the design on the right side – it’s all beautiful, modern, and unique. I’d also kill for those leopard-print stockings, but that’s irrelevant. Kudos to Vivienne Tam for knocking it out of the park, and winning out over quite a few much more high-profile designers (at least, according to this Diva).
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