CUTOUTS have been enjoying a long run as a favored design detail. In London, designers up the ante with the cutout dress becoming a new essential. Side and shoulder cutouts,…
I’ve been talking about boxy shapes since Marc Jacobs featured she silhouette set to pencil skirts circa Fall 11. BOXY TOPS were also one of my top items last season…
We already know from New York Fashion Week that PENCIL SKIRTS are a must have. They continue as in London as well in both classic and elongated styles. I especially…
As we leave New York Fashion Week and move onto London, one of the more compelling conversations is that of OVERSIZED SILHOUETTES. Proenza Schouler were not the only designers to…
As New York Fashion Week closes, THE SHEATH becomes a must-have dress. The silhouette differs from sheaths that we’ve seen in the past, in that hemlines are longer (some below…
In only a handful of seasons, Olivier Theyskens has successfully established Theory as a sought-after downtown label composed of cool items that girls really want to wear. A major highlight…
Leather is well beyond its former only-for-outerwear stage. It catapulted into fame as part of the Minimalism trend way back when and started to appear on sportswear separates which have…
You’re right, we’ve seen this one before. However here’s the difference. SLITS – although they’ve been on my radar for the past few seasons – evolve from last season’s statement…
Two seasons ago I identified the comeback of hourglass silhouettes with the PENCIL SKIRT playing a major role. Last season the update came in the form of peplums. For Fall…
Gucci roared into the Spring 12 season with elegant flapper dresses set to Art Deco patterns. At the recent Who’s Next tradeshow in Paris, Virginie Castaway and Antik Batik both…
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