September 13, 2008 | In: hot fashion
Does New York Fashion week stand up to Europe?
I guess globally it make sense to hold New York Fashion week first, then cross the Atlantic, for London, Paris and Italy in that order. I’m sure that’s why it happens so all the models,fashion buyers and editors can co-ordinate their flights and time schedules.
But I always think of it as the big build up! American designers are never as adventurous as the European sector. Talented yes but no as innovative as the British or Italians. Marc Jacobs may be an exception, but he too spends a lot of his time these days in Europe.
Its not a criticism at all, Donna Karen and Vera Wang, consistently design beautiful clothes, which would make any women look good. I thought both of their runway shows were wonderful last week. Both used a color palette of warm earth tones and Vera Wang played heavily on crystalline necklines and necklaces.
Marc Jacobs stood out too, his silhouettes were perfect, but some of his miss mash of fabrics were a bit hard to digest, but there was lots of inspiration to keep the high street stores happy!
London comes next, always exciting and the unexpected. Looking forward to seeing what Christopher Kane, Luella, Emma Cook and Temperley, are going to come up with.
2 Responses to Does New York Fashion week stand up to Europe?
modisch
August 13th, 2010 at 10:50 am
What was your impression at the fashion week in new york? I couldn’t go this year so I don’t really know everything that happend. Is there anything else that hasn’t been mentioned in this article. I hope I will be there in 2011.
viv4fashion
August 18th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Winter 2010, was very black, grey and beige. Lots of heavy rib knits, worn as coats, sweaters and tube funnels around the neck. All designers featured heavy knit sweaters and coats with evening wear, slinky draped skirts and dresses.
Marc Jacobs was very bland, lots of easy to wear shapes, but his palette of grey was very flat, mixing textures of knits with wool coats, fur collars and cuffs. Longer length skirts, around the calfs.
Donna Karen was celebrating 25 yrs and did a very structured sophisicated look, mixed with her signiture drapes. Lots of black, very dramatic and very classy.
All the other designers were playing it safe. Lots of coats knitted or woven with fur trim. Longer length skits, and 3/4 structured coats.
Nothing very inspiring.