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New York Fashion Week: Diary Entry no.4

September 14th, 2009 | Published in Blog

New York Fashion Week Well Underway New York Fashion Week 4
Words by Annabell.

Hervé Léger by Max Azria. Promenade. I was so excited–it was gorgeous, sexy, and ultra feminine. But then the show started and finished and I was still wondering when the second look was coming. Others thought it as absolutely beautiful, which it was, but like I said about the BCBG show and the Victoria Beckham mistake: why, Why, WHY!? I don’t understand. There is a very slim number of people who can pull this look off. I didn’t want to bring the recession into this but, were they trying to save money by using the same pattern over and over? I have no idea. One dress is beautiful but when you repeat it so many times, season after season, it becomes boring and unsexy. On the brighter side, the fabrics and textures were great. I always say that you can put multiples of the same colour in one look as long as the textures are different, and that is exactly what the Hervé Léger line did.

Next was Rebecca Taylor in The Salon. Easy, comfortable, true ready-to-wear pieces. Mixed prints and colours, one of those collections that has something for everyone. However, for someone to wear an entire look would mean they’d have to be a true Rebecca Taylor fan–she has a clear vision of her market.

Off-site, a little further downtown to Malene Grotrian. Vancouver designer, originally from Denmark. For those who don’t know, this is her first showing in New York City and I am sure will not be the last. I won’t give away many details because she will be showing again at British Columbia Fashion Week. New York Fashion Week 4 Her style, to me, is very European with an easy to wear feel. There were a few jaw propping pieces, the ones you want to jump onto the runway, take off the model, and run! But stay tuned, I am sure you will hear much more about this local designer.

A few blocks away, the Gareth Pugh video at the MAC and Milk Studios. They wouldn’t let us into the private viewing, dammit. I guess we will have to wait until he shows in Paris.

Monday the 14th, 6 blisters and I haven’t even pulled out my heels once. Little breather, then back to the tents. TONYCOHEN in The Promenade. Selfishly speaking, this was one of my favorite collections so far. Nearly the entire line was made up of off whites that were loosely draped with soft pleats. The pieces were not tight fitting, yet did not look sloppy in any way. It was absolutely stunning–this is a designer I suggest looking into. Truly amazing work.

Next was Gottex. A true story of luxury swimwear. Each swimsuit was unbelievable. However, if there was a difference between swimwear and beachwear, a majority of the Gottex line would fit into beachwear. I would not dare take a black off-the-shoulder, beaded, jeweled, and ruffled bathing suit into the water, nor would I take a extremely full-draped one-shoulder sleeve number scuba diving. This brought back the feeling of absolute luxury, the more unnecessary, over-the-top and useless the more elite it seems to be. Isn’t that what fashion is after all? Or have we lost that exclusive touch?
New York Fashion Week 4