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NY Designers Making Fur a Must-Have Item
It used to be that fur was an almost unattainable luxury, reserved for the wealthiest women who would then cherish their mink coats for many, many years.
But on the runways of New York Fashion Week, fur has turned into a must-have item for fall, even if it's just a subtle trim on a collar or cuff, or, as seen at Marc Bouwer, really good-looking fake fur.
Michael Kors, at his Wednesday runway show, went so far as to make a mink minidress.
"If the past two falls have been about jewel-encrusted clothing, this fall will be all about fur-enhanced clothing," said trend analyst Tom Julian of ad agency McCann-Erickson. "From outerwear to knitwear, from red-carpet gowns to skirts, fur is becoming the trim that women will have to have as part of their wardrobe real or faux."
Fashion previews for next season continue through Friday.
Michael Kors: Michael Kors makes clothes that people want to wear. On another bitterly cold winter day, models wrapped themselves in a wraparound cardigan made of caramel-colored cashmere and a super-soft turtleneck sweaterdress topped with a broadtail jacket.
He embraced the yin and yang of fashion, pairing an olive-green plaid coat with sable fur collar and cuffs with cashmere sweatpants, and an elegant champagne-colored tunic with a cozy cashmere pullover.
"Delicious dichotomy," is how the designer described it in a statement.
"This was for a glamorous urban warrior," stylist Mary Alice Stephenson said after the show. "It was stunningly beautiful, one of his best. It was sexy, chic, wearable, glamorous, elegant and edgy."
A lot of that edge came from his accent colors a bright orange, new to the runway this season, and electric blue. A fox coat dyed that blue certainly was a statement piece.
And when Kors did metallic, certainly a trend for fall, he did it full force, including a gold fringe dance dress and gold cheetah-pattern brocade dress.
Kors, one of the judges on TV's "Project Runway," offered few red-carpet looks, focusing more on daytime outfits, but there was a champagne-colored chiffon jersey gown with a twisted halter top that was outstanding.
Ports 1961: "Industrial" is a hard word in fashion. Is it a uniform? Is it metallic? Is it spare or edgy?
Ports 1961 designer Tia Cibani interpreted it as all of the above in a collection she described as rooted in Icelandic architecture and postwar industrial design.
The colors were smoky, even the metallics, and the lines alternated between straight and severe, and quilted and rounded.
Cibani called those rounded details "wadding," which worked best around the collar of a luxurious black coat. She also put necklaces made of tiny pillows, bunched together like charms, around the necks of the models. The key to this wadding is to wear it above the bustline.
Another innovative look was a sheath dress that seemed entwined with a cardigan jacket that tied at the waist.
_Narciso Rodriguez: Narciso Rodriguez finds himself once again at the forefront of fashion as the silhouette slims down, after a few seasons when "volume" was the biggest buzzword. Back then really mere months ago Rodriguez's structured and fitted shape was largely out of step with the zeitgeist, but that's not the case for fall.
The new collection, previewed Tuesday night, featured a lot of refined wool pieces, including several in an ivory and gray print. The best of that set was a trim suit worn with extra-long gray gloves. Rodriguez's coats also were noteworthy, especially a winter-white wool coat with a wide waistband, and an emerald-green and black coat with bracelet sleeves that mixed silk and nylon.
His front row was filled with celebrities who are tried-and-true fans and friends: Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, Rachel Weisz, Claire Danes and Julianna Margulies. One of the ladies certainly would make a splash at a Hollywood function in the super-sexy gown that closed the show; it had skinny spaghetti straps in the front and a bathing-suit-style crisscross in the back, and was very open and bare on the rest of the bodice.
_Derek Lam: The microminis and the corset bodices in Derek Lam's collection were balanced by hearty fabrics and many layers, producing an overall sophisticated look. He also further shrunk the silhouette that has been getting narrower as Fashion Week marches on.
Lam's runways also featured more chic weekend pieces than many of the other designers, who seem to be focusing on day-to-night clothes instead of casual wear. But there was nothing shabby or slobby about a dark camel double-breasted blazer, a plaid zippered tunic and riding pants.
Lam used a beautiful, rich French blue color for both a tank-strap, corset-style dress with oversized buttons on the front and an asymmetrical wrap tailored dress.
NY Designers Making Fur a Must-Have Item
It used to be that fur was an almost unattainable luxury, reserved for the wealthiest women who would then cherish their mink coats for many, many years.
But on the runways of New York Fashion Week, fur has turned into a must-have item for fall, even if it's just a subtle trim on a collar or cuff, or, as seen at Marc Bouwer, really good-looking fake fur.
Michael Kors, at his Wednesday runway show, went so far as to make a mink minidress.
"If the past two falls have been about jewel-encrusted clothing, this fall will be all about fur-enhanced clothing," said trend analyst Tom Julian of ad agency McCann-Erickson. "From outerwear to knitwear, from red-carpet gowns to skirts, fur is becoming the trim that women will have to have as part of their wardrobe real or faux."
Fashion previews for next season continue through Friday.
Michael Kors: Michael Kors makes clothes that people want to wear. On another bitterly cold winter day, models wrapped themselves in a wraparound cardigan made of caramel-colored cashmere and a super-soft turtleneck sweaterdress topped with a broadtail jacket.
He embraced the yin and yang of fashion, pairing an olive-green plaid coat with sable fur collar and cuffs with cashmere sweatpants, and an elegant champagne-colored tunic with a cozy cashmere pullover.
"Delicious dichotomy," is how the designer described it in a statement.
"This was for a glamorous urban warrior," stylist Mary Alice Stephenson said after the show. "It was stunningly beautiful, one of his best. It was sexy, chic, wearable, glamorous, elegant and edgy."
A lot of that edge came from his accent colors a bright orange, new to the runway this season, and electric blue. A fox coat dyed that blue certainly was a statement piece.
And when Kors did metallic, certainly a trend for fall, he did it full force, including a gold fringe dance dress and gold cheetah-pattern brocade dress.
Kors, one of the judges on TV's "Project Runway," offered few red-carpet looks, focusing more on daytime outfits, but there was a champagne-colored chiffon jersey gown with a twisted halter top that was outstanding.
Ports 1961: "Industrial" is a hard word in fashion. Is it a uniform? Is it metallic? Is it spare or edgy?
Ports 1961 designer Tia Cibani interpreted it as all of the above in a collection she described as rooted in Icelandic architecture and postwar industrial design.
The colors were smoky, even the metallics, and the lines alternated between straight and severe, and quilted and rounded.
Cibani called those rounded details "wadding," which worked best around the collar of a luxurious black coat. She also put necklaces made of tiny pillows, bunched together like charms, around the necks of the models. The key to this wadding is to wear it above the bustline.
Another innovative look was a sheath dress that seemed entwined with a cardigan jacket that tied at the waist.
_Narciso Rodriguez: Narciso Rodriguez finds himself once again at the forefront of fashion as the silhouette slims down, after a few seasons when "volume" was the biggest buzzword. Back then really mere months ago Rodriguez's structured and fitted shape was largely out of step with the zeitgeist, but that's not the case for fall.
The new collection, previewed Tuesday night, featured a lot of refined wool pieces, including several in an ivory and gray print. The best of that set was a trim suit worn with extra-long gray gloves. Rodriguez's coats also were noteworthy, especially a winter-white wool coat with a wide waistband, and an emerald-green and black coat with bracelet sleeves that mixed silk and nylon.
His front row was filled with celebrities who are tried-and-true fans and friends: Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, Rachel Weisz, Claire Danes and Julianna Margulies. One of the ladies certainly would make a splash at a Hollywood function in the super-sexy gown that closed the show; it had skinny spaghetti straps in the front and a bathing-suit-style crisscross in the back, and was very open and bare on the rest of the bodice.
_Derek Lam: The microminis and the corset bodices in Derek Lam's collection were balanced by hearty fabrics and many layers, producing an overall sophisticated look. He also further shrunk the silhouette that has been getting narrower as Fashion Week marches on.
Lam's runways also featured more chic weekend pieces than many of the other designers, who seem to be focusing on day-to-night clothes instead of casual wear. But there was nothing shabby or slobby about a dark camel double-breasted blazer, a plaid zippered tunic and riding pants.
Lam used a beautiful, rich French blue color for both a tank-strap, corset-style dress with oversized buttons on the front and an asymmetrical wrap tailored dress.
