Sunday, February 26, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
OpaCity
For a moment, let's indulge in soft, spring dressing. One trend on the Spring 2012 runways we saw (that cropped up in last week's fall collections, too) was opacity: little pockets of peek-a-boo, mesh, and organza that, like mist on a tulip, add a dimension of delicate beauty.
Zac Posen, Marni, and Peter Som
Chanel, Prabal Gurung, and 3.1 Philip Lim F/W 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
In the Details
3.1 Philip Lim: As usual, near perfection. I'm used to falling for his downtown-cool looks, precise with modern cuts and materials. What hooked me this season was the footwear.
I love the little white slip-ons Lim paired with an all-black getup for fall. They remind me of the first pair of shoes I bought with my New York life in mind. A month out from moving to the city, I found a pair of slightly metallic, marshmallow-soled oxfords in Virginia. That first spring and I wore them with everything: silk skirts, baggy jeans, shorts while bike riding. I remember on the first run of a series for TimeOut, interviewing the French owner of a gallery and store in Boerum Hill, called The Invisible Dog, and feeling perfectly dressed, like a character in the life story I'd always wanted to live. I wore the white shoes with a black top and a deep scooping back, a black skirt, trench coat, and colorful thread belt wrapped around my wrist my mother had gotten in Nepal decades earlier. In the showroom, there was gorgeous handmade jewelry that glittered in the soft lighting, the warm spring night breezing through the open door into the immense first floor. Lucien draped one of the necklaces around my neck and I stared back at the picture in the mirror.
I love the little white slip-ons Lim paired with an all-black getup for fall. They remind me of the first pair of shoes I bought with my New York life in mind. A month out from moving to the city, I found a pair of slightly metallic, marshmallow-soled oxfords in Virginia. That first spring and I wore them with everything: silk skirts, baggy jeans, shorts while bike riding. I remember on the first run of a series for TimeOut, interviewing the French owner of a gallery and store in Boerum Hill, called The Invisible Dog, and feeling perfectly dressed, like a character in the life story I'd always wanted to live. I wore the white shoes with a black top and a deep scooping back, a black skirt, trench coat, and colorful thread belt wrapped around my wrist my mother had gotten in Nepal decades earlier. In the showroom, there was gorgeous handmade jewelry that glittered in the soft lighting, the warm spring night breezing through the open door into the immense first floor. Lucien draped one of the necklaces around my neck and I stared back at the picture in the mirror. How beautiful the dressings we find to decorate life.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Back to the Basics
Of the designers that have already shown at F/W 2012 Fashion Week, quite a few are embracing the dark side and sending moody, dark looks down the runway.
Alexander Wang played with a palette of black and crimson and a few inclusions of white, which was used just as strongly as a neutral. Though it didn’t surprise as outerwear, Wang transformed leathers into sumptuous paneled tops, fluid-looking pants, and high slit skirts. Face masks, too.
Prabal Gurung used metallic cobalt as a foil and created a collection that invoked 1980s galactic time-travel. White satiny pants and gold two pieces made an appearance for a Jetsons meets McQueen moment.
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