In order to actually write about clothes and "fashion" on here like I pretend I do, what follows is a load of my opinions (surprise) on the recent NY Fashion Week shows. Actually, a more accurate way to describe what I'm about to write is just a bunch of my personal favourites, and the trends that were very apparent across the majority of designers. A heads up - most of what I like is wearable, which I guess is why I like it. As opposed to the supposedly groundbreaking, sometimes very weird clothing that appears on the runway.
I also intend to write about the other 3 weeks that took place, but let's start at the beginning with,
NEW YORK:
Brandon Maxwell was just all round beautiful, and made for every woman and girl that wants to feel like just that. The colours were completely spring/summer to a T. And although I wouldn't consider it normal for me to leave the house in bright fuschias and olive-lime greens, in the parallel universe where I am, of course, a millionaire, my whole entire wardrobe would be filled with the collection's silks and floaty materials. Think along the lines of that all-white scene in Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby, the breezy sheer curtains and all. That's where these clothes are to be worn. They deserve it.
Maryam Nasir Zadeh was on SUCH a Carrie Bradshaw wave. And yes, I am bias. We all know SATC is my favourite show blah blah blah. But these clothes, and the way they were styled, were like a 2018 revamp of Patricia Field's costume design from the show. From the midriffs to the blazers with micro-shorts, to the garish, out-of-character necklaces, this collection was like a 10 minute flashback to the woman we all want to dress like. And now can. In the parallel universe of course, where I'm not dependent on a student loan.
Sally LaPointe was new to me. Never heard of her before. But now wish I had because I'm slightly embarrassed about how much I loved her collection, and how little I'd known about her as a designer. Within about 5 minutes of the showing, there were instagram stories from every single "cool" fashion girl I follow. Obviously I had to watch all these shows much later on, via a streaming platform online. But either way the blend of nude tones, with sudden vibrant pinks, and the intergration of PVC AND faux fur had every aesthetic instagram going crazy - in a good way. Thus hitting all the trend points of the season, whilst also looking like something you could wear to a fancy event - which you'd only get invited to for wearing these clothes.
Sjes Marjan was just good. That's it really. So good. All the colours mixed so well. The cuts were fun and structural at the same time. The vibes were just cool. This is the collection that you wish you could wear, but would feel a little out of your depth in whilst on your weekly shop at Tesco. For the most part, a lot of the collection was monochrome, until you were struck by a dark lilac combination, or a searing ripe orange. The runway was cool. The styling was cool. It was just, once again, SO GOOD. And apparently indescribable because I'm really struggling to come up with anything else.
Tibi is one of my absolute favourite brand always. And somehow they seem to impress more and more with every collection. They do suits in the best way. If you are wanting to invest in a suit, go there. Honestly, I have waaaaaay too many images of Tibi suits from so many collections saved into my phone. What I learned from this season's collection was that they also do colour really well. The subtle pastel green silk/satin piece for example. There are no words, it's beyond beautiful. The tied suit with flip flops. The all-white mesh styling. The giant bags being coddled under-arm as opposed to using the handles for their actual purpose. ALL GENIUS. In my opinion anyway. Want every single piece, even if none of it would fit me.
Tom Ford isn't usually a show that I'm fussed by but it fell into my favourites this time because it was just so true to his brand. And the darkness of the set and a lot of the fits, made the pinks and purples even more prominent. Although I don't love the use of animal skin, which I'm not sure was real or not, I liked that he kept it elegant and outrageous. A good blend of the two. And whilst there were men in this show, as with many of the shows actually, the pieces of womenswear were made with women in mind, which isn't always the case. They were sensual and strong, almost hinting at similar themes seen in collections by MaxMara. Which is a good thing.
If you've made it this far, thanks.
Hopefully I'll get round to writing about my favourites of the other cities,
G.
Brandon Maxwell was just all round beautiful, and made for every woman and girl that wants to feel like just that. The colours were completely spring/summer to a T. And although I wouldn't consider it normal for me to leave the house in bright fuschias and olive-lime greens, in the parallel universe where I am, of course, a millionaire, my whole entire wardrobe would be filled with the collection's silks and floaty materials. Think along the lines of that all-white scene in Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby, the breezy sheer curtains and all. That's where these clothes are to be worn. They deserve it.
Maryam Nasir Zadeh was on SUCH a Carrie Bradshaw wave. And yes, I am bias. We all know SATC is my favourite show blah blah blah. But these clothes, and the way they were styled, were like a 2018 revamp of Patricia Field's costume design from the show. From the midriffs to the blazers with micro-shorts, to the garish, out-of-character necklaces, this collection was like a 10 minute flashback to the woman we all want to dress like. And now can. In the parallel universe of course, where I'm not dependent on a student loan.
Sally LaPointe was new to me. Never heard of her before. But now wish I had because I'm slightly embarrassed about how much I loved her collection, and how little I'd known about her as a designer. Within about 5 minutes of the showing, there were instagram stories from every single "cool" fashion girl I follow. Obviously I had to watch all these shows much later on, via a streaming platform online. But either way the blend of nude tones, with sudden vibrant pinks, and the intergration of PVC AND faux fur had every aesthetic instagram going crazy - in a good way. Thus hitting all the trend points of the season, whilst also looking like something you could wear to a fancy event - which you'd only get invited to for wearing these clothes.
Sjes Marjan was just good. That's it really. So good. All the colours mixed so well. The cuts were fun and structural at the same time. The vibes were just cool. This is the collection that you wish you could wear, but would feel a little out of your depth in whilst on your weekly shop at Tesco. For the most part, a lot of the collection was monochrome, until you were struck by a dark lilac combination, or a searing ripe orange. The runway was cool. The styling was cool. It was just, once again, SO GOOD. And apparently indescribable because I'm really struggling to come up with anything else.
Tibi is one of my absolute favourite brand always. And somehow they seem to impress more and more with every collection. They do suits in the best way. If you are wanting to invest in a suit, go there. Honestly, I have waaaaaay too many images of Tibi suits from so many collections saved into my phone. What I learned from this season's collection was that they also do colour really well. The subtle pastel green silk/satin piece for example. There are no words, it's beyond beautiful. The tied suit with flip flops. The all-white mesh styling. The giant bags being coddled under-arm as opposed to using the handles for their actual purpose. ALL GENIUS. In my opinion anyway. Want every single piece, even if none of it would fit me.
Tom Ford isn't usually a show that I'm fussed by but it fell into my favourites this time because it was just so true to his brand. And the darkness of the set and a lot of the fits, made the pinks and purples even more prominent. Although I don't love the use of animal skin, which I'm not sure was real or not, I liked that he kept it elegant and outrageous. A good blend of the two. And whilst there were men in this show, as with many of the shows actually, the pieces of womenswear were made with women in mind, which isn't always the case. They were sensual and strong, almost hinting at similar themes seen in collections by MaxMara. Which is a good thing.
If you've made it this far, thanks.
Hopefully I'll get round to writing about my favourites of the other cities,
G.
In order to actually write about clothes and "fashion" on here like I pretend I do, what follows is a load of my opinions (surprise) on the recent NY Fashion Week shows. Actually, a more accurate way to describe what I'm about to write is just a bunch of my personal favourites, and the trends that were very apparent across the majority of designers. A heads up - most of what I like is wearable, which I guess is why I like it. As opposed to the supposedly groundbreaking, sometimes very weird clothing that appears on the runway.
I also intend to write about the other 3 weeks that took place, but let's start at the beginning with,
NEW YORK:
Brandon Maxwell was just all round beautiful, and made for every woman and girl that wants to feel like just that. The colours were completely spring/summer to a T. And although I wouldn't consider it normal for me to leave the house in bright fuschias and olive-lime greens, in the parallel universe where I am, of course, a millionaire, my whole entire wardrobe would be filled with the collection's silks and floaty materials. Think along the lines of that all-white scene in Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby, the breezy sheer curtains and all. That's where these clothes are to be worn. They deserve it.
Maryam Nasir Zadeh was on SUCH a Carrie Bradshaw wave. And yes, I am bias. We all know SATC is my favourite show blah blah blah. But these clothes, and the way they were styled, were like a 2018 revamp of Patricia Field's costume design from the show. From the midriffs to the blazers with micro-shorts, to the garish, out-of-character necklaces, this collection was like a 10 minute flashback to the woman we all want to dress like. And now can. In the parallel universe of course, where I'm not dependent on a student loan.
Sally LaPointe was new to me. Never heard of her before. But now wish I had because I'm slightly embarrassed about how much I loved her collection, and how little I'd known about her as a designer. Within about 5 minutes of the showing, there were instagram stories from every single "cool" fashion girl I follow. Obviously I had to watch all these shows much later on, via a streaming platform online. But either way the blend of nude tones, with sudden vibrant pinks, and the intergration of PVC AND faux fur had every aesthetic instagram going crazy - in a good way. Thus hitting all the trend points of the season, whilst also looking like something you could wear to a fancy event - which you'd only get invited to for wearing these clothes.
Sjes Marjan was just good. That's it really. So good. All the colours mixed so well. The cuts were fun and structural at the same time. The vibes were just cool. This is the collection that you wish you could wear, but would feel a little out of your depth in whilst on your weekly shop at Tesco. For the most part, a lot of the collection was monochrome, until you were struck by a dark lilac combination, or a searing ripe orange. The runway was cool. The styling was cool. It was just, once again, SO GOOD. And apparently indescribable because I'm really struggling to come up with anything else.
Tibi is one of my absolute favourite brand always. And somehow they seem to impress more and more with every collection. They do suits in the best way. If you are wanting to invest in a suit, go there. Honestly, I have waaaaaay too many images of Tibi suits from so many collections saved into my phone. What I learned from this season's collection was that they also do colour really well. The subtle pastel green silk/satin piece for example. There are no words, it's beyond beautiful. The tied suit with flip flops. The all-white mesh styling. The giant bags being coddled under-arm as opposed to using the handles for their actual purpose. ALL GENIUS. In my opinion anyway. Want every single piece, even if none of it would fit me.
Tom Ford isn't usually a show that I'm fussed by but it fell into my favourites this time because it was just so true to his brand. And the darkness of the set and a lot of the fits, made the pinks and purples even more prominent. Although I don't love the use of animal skin, which I'm not sure was real or not, I liked that he kept it elegant and outrageous. A good blend of the two. And whilst there were men in this show, as with many of the shows actually, the pieces of womenswear were made with women in mind, which isn't always the case. They were sensual and strong, almost hinting at similar themes seen in collections by MaxMara. Which is a good thing.
If you've made it this far, thanks.
Hopefully I'll get round to writing about my favourites of the other cities,
G.
Brandon Maxwell was just all round beautiful, and made for every woman and girl that wants to feel like just that. The colours were completely spring/summer to a T. And although I wouldn't consider it normal for me to leave the house in bright fuschias and olive-lime greens, in the parallel universe where I am, of course, a millionaire, my whole entire wardrobe would be filled with the collection's silks and floaty materials. Think along the lines of that all-white scene in Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby, the breezy sheer curtains and all. That's where these clothes are to be worn. They deserve it.
Maryam Nasir Zadeh was on SUCH a Carrie Bradshaw wave. And yes, I am bias. We all know SATC is my favourite show blah blah blah. But these clothes, and the way they were styled, were like a 2018 revamp of Patricia Field's costume design from the show. From the midriffs to the blazers with micro-shorts, to the garish, out-of-character necklaces, this collection was like a 10 minute flashback to the woman we all want to dress like. And now can. In the parallel universe of course, where I'm not dependent on a student loan.
Sally LaPointe was new to me. Never heard of her before. But now wish I had because I'm slightly embarrassed about how much I loved her collection, and how little I'd known about her as a designer. Within about 5 minutes of the showing, there were instagram stories from every single "cool" fashion girl I follow. Obviously I had to watch all these shows much later on, via a streaming platform online. But either way the blend of nude tones, with sudden vibrant pinks, and the intergration of PVC AND faux fur had every aesthetic instagram going crazy - in a good way. Thus hitting all the trend points of the season, whilst also looking like something you could wear to a fancy event - which you'd only get invited to for wearing these clothes.
Sjes Marjan was just good. That's it really. So good. All the colours mixed so well. The cuts were fun and structural at the same time. The vibes were just cool. This is the collection that you wish you could wear, but would feel a little out of your depth in whilst on your weekly shop at Tesco. For the most part, a lot of the collection was monochrome, until you were struck by a dark lilac combination, or a searing ripe orange. The runway was cool. The styling was cool. It was just, once again, SO GOOD. And apparently indescribable because I'm really struggling to come up with anything else.
Tibi is one of my absolute favourite brand always. And somehow they seem to impress more and more with every collection. They do suits in the best way. If you are wanting to invest in a suit, go there. Honestly, I have waaaaaay too many images of Tibi suits from so many collections saved into my phone. What I learned from this season's collection was that they also do colour really well. The subtle pastel green silk/satin piece for example. There are no words, it's beyond beautiful. The tied suit with flip flops. The all-white mesh styling. The giant bags being coddled under-arm as opposed to using the handles for their actual purpose. ALL GENIUS. In my opinion anyway. Want every single piece, even if none of it would fit me.
Tom Ford isn't usually a show that I'm fussed by but it fell into my favourites this time because it was just so true to his brand. And the darkness of the set and a lot of the fits, made the pinks and purples even more prominent. Although I don't love the use of animal skin, which I'm not sure was real or not, I liked that he kept it elegant and outrageous. A good blend of the two. And whilst there were men in this show, as with many of the shows actually, the pieces of womenswear were made with women in mind, which isn't always the case. They were sensual and strong, almost hinting at similar themes seen in collections by MaxMara. Which is a good thing.
If you've made it this far, thanks.
Hopefully I'll get round to writing about my favourites of the other cities,
G.
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Tuesday 2 October 2018
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