New York Fashion Week - Day 4

I actually had a day off Saturday from shows, but I was still following everything on social media!

My favourites from Day 4 of fashion week are below!

Christian Siriano
Every since Project Runway he has always been a favourite and he is actually one of the only project runway winners, that I know of, who has gone on to have a successful line.  His focus is usually on formal wear.  And this season he showed plus size models in the collection as he designs a line for Lane Bryant.  The collection had a bit of a 50s, South of France vibe and the use of colour was great.  He is also offer 4 of his designs as part of see now buy now on Amazon.com.

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Co

I think I was drawn to this collection because of the amazing location they used.  But then looking through the collection the clothes are so lovely.  Beautifully structured pieces that have texture from the ruffles and fullness.  The brand is based in LA, but it has a more East coast sophistication to it, very polished but easy.

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Jill Stuart

Generally not a big fan of Jill Stuart, her stuff seems to gear older, and for me I have always associated her with more classic pieces, and luxury basics.  But for SS17 there is definitely a younger feeling to the collection, but I can still see 40+ women wearing it.  I love the pairing of the leggings with the dresses, and the colour combinations.  The dresses had really great silhouettes, a bit of a ballerina 80s feeling to me.  The shoes were also great and well styled with the looks.  There were also a lot of different floral prints used throughout the collection.  Some of them were a bit drab, but I love this print the image below.  

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All images were taken from vogue.com

New York Fashion Week - Day 3

Misha Collection
It's day 3 of fashion week and I started my morning at Misha Collections.  I was not familiar with the designer and again had a standing ticket, but managed to get a seat.   The Australia designer focused her collection for SS16 on more formal wear, cocktail dresses, lace jumpsuits, and long dresses.  The collection was beautiful, a lot going on, but it came together.  The designer used lace, feathers, leather, metallics, leopard, and fringe.  The colour palette was dark for SS, using reds, black, grey and a bit of white.

Photos taken by me during the show, not the best, the girl that was sitting in front of me kept putting her arm up to take photos.

Tadashi Shoji

In the evening I attended the Tadashi Shoji show which was at another venue and despite having a seat I had to wait in a very long line.  The venue was in the garment district close to Madison Square Garden.  I think everyone and there mother was invited and it was quite a production.  The American -based Japanese designer has a background in costume design and typically designs formal wear.   He also blends landscape art with his designs and this SS17 collection is a vision of rebirth.  The show started with a video of a piece of animated art projected on screens, you can see the image below as a painting.  The collection was pretty stunning and I was so happy I was able to see it in person.  One super exciting, a bit fashion nerd, thing for me with going to a runway show is to be able to see the movement of the garments and when you have a collection with so much life in it, seeing it in person on a model, walking, is the best way to experience it.  I wasn't able to take any photos because even though I had a seat I didn't have the best view for picture taking.  So these are some of my favourite looks from the show.

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Jason Wu

Jason Wu is a favourite every season.  And he did not disappoint for SS17.   He showed amazing dresses and used a brighter colour palette.  I loved the floral overlaid dresses and the lace pieces.  

He also used this really cool metallic blue colour, I haven't seen any other designers use it yet this season, but it is a nice alternative to the gold and silver metallics that are trending.  

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Red Valentino

Valentino is one of my all time favourite designers, Red Valentino is a more afford line and I would say gears a bit younger.  For SS17 there was a bit of a boho sol cal feeling mixing crochet with fabrics giving it an overall fresh feeling.  Patterns were a mix of psychedelic and sweet florals.  

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Novis

I loved the colors that Novis used for their SS17 collection.  The clothes also had a lovely texture to them.  And check out the shoes, so consistent with the clothes.

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All images taken from vogue.com

Click on the designers name to see full collection.

New York Fashion Week - Day 1 & 2

So we moved to New York City 2 weeks ago and got a little panicky when I realized that I had made any ticket requests for NYFW.  So I got on it and managed to get invites to some really great shows that I'm going to tell you all about here, along with all my other favourites from the week ahead.  Today I had the mazing pleasure of attending the Noon by Noor show.  I had a standing sit but managed to get a seat when I entered, the show ran about 20 minutes late and it was quite a fashionable affair.  Much different than London, in London fashionable people are just everywhere, I think they blend in a lot better, but in NYC most people dress the same so it is different, and amazing, to see what people are going to be wearing.  The space was a big warehouse, they had a super cute restaurant/cafe at the front, and the runway was set up so that the models walked around the room as oppose to just down the centre, which is what is typical in London.

Noon by Noor
Noon by Noor was a great show to attend.  The 2 designers are cousins and use their extensive travels as inspiration for the collection.  This collection used fluid silhouettes, iridescent embellishments, and light fabrics to communicate a mix of inspiration from Bahrain (the designers' native country) and New York City.  White, pink, and black stood out as the colour palette and there were lots of sequines and a minimal floral print.

Photos taken by me.

Just to highlight a few other shows...

Brock
The male/female duo behind Brock is one part stylist and the other part tailor to create a super wearable collection that I am loving for SS17.  I really like the easiness of the garments.  Slightly faded stripes and prints were used and we're still seeing a lot of matching sets, skirt and top, trouser and top, throughout all of NYFW, perfect for mixing and matching or wearing as a complete outfit.  Another trend that I am seeing coming through early on in the shows is silk and shiny fabrics gives the fabric a bit of texture.
I generally like to focus on dresses, but I couldn't help myself these skirt and top combos are great!

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Adam Selman
There is this really great article, here, that gives you a glimpse into who Adam Selman is, read it, it will make you like him even more after you have seen his amazing collection.  In brief he designed all of those amazing costumes for Rhianna and seems like a very genuine person, even in this crazy fashion world.  His collection this season was fairly pale, whites, and pinks, with the exception of some black and denim.  Everything was oversize, which is a continued trend, and you'll also notice matching sets.  

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ICB

ICB stands for The International Concept Brand and was started in New York in 1995.  And has a philosophy that fashion can be from everywhere, for anyone.  I love the collection because of the interesting details that were used, specifically with layering. 

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Adeam
Hanako is the designer behind Adeam and is originally from Japan.  She uses inspiration from New York and Tokyo and infuses art and wearability into her collections.    I love the detail in the top portion of her designs.  She offered great dresses in her SS17 collection.  She is also doing a bit of layering which I feel is seeping over from SS16, the layered slip dress with t-shirt.

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Marissa Webb
I discovered Marissa Webb last year actually and fell in love with her SS16 show.  This Spring/Summer season was no different, mixing leather with gingham, and throwing in some satin.  I love her maxi dresses especially the gingham one below with the cutouts and prominent buttons.  

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All photos taken from Vogue.com

Click on the designers name to see the entire SS17 collection