Once again, EverBeautiful.com has partnered with FashionMingle.net to bring you the best news from New York Fashion Week. I’d like to thank Shalanda Turner, FashionMingle.net’s Fashion editor for the following report. 

Day 1 – Featuring Nicholas K, Richard Chai, BCBGMaxAzria, Tadashi Shoji, Marissa Webb, CuteCircuit, & Desigual

It’s September! Which means we’ve arrived at another New York Fashion Week. If you’re like us, this makes September one of our favorite months of the year. In fact, we’d go so far as to agree with Candy Pratts Price, Style.com‘s executive fashion director, that “September is the January of Fashion!” New York Fashion Week officially kicked off yesterday with designers presenting their Spring 2015 Collections. Following,  the trends …

COLOR

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NICHOLAS K kicks off New York Fashion Week with draping, layers and loose silhouettes.

Nicholas K kicked off Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in their usual 9 A.M. spot on Day 1 inside the tents.  While the draping, layers and loose silhouettes are not new to Nicholas K, their introduction of a pretty, pastel teal green was a change from the browns, tans and whites they also showed. We’re hoping this color is a fixture in all the runways for Spring.

PHOTO CREDIT: Jane Kratochvil, http://www.janekratochvil.com

 

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Desigual, designed by Christian Lacroix, celebrated 30 years in the fashion biz, with a riot of color and floral prints – and supermodel Adriana Lima.

And speaking of pastels, it appears that they will continue to dominate next spring as they did this year.  Lubov and Max presented a collection for BCBGMaxAzria that included pastel pinks and blue along with white and off-white garments.  Some designers opted to include pops of bright color in their collections. Richard Chai featured a bold lime-yellow color for spring, and Desigual, designed by Christian Lacroix, known for bold and colorful prints did not disappoint.

PHOTO CREDIT: Jane Kratochvil, http://www.janekratochvil.com

 

PRINTS

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Max and Lubov Azria’s collection for BCBGMaxAzria had a bohemian vibe.

In contrast to Desigual’s bold use of prints in every garment, most of the runways were absent of significant amounts of prints, with designers opting for solid colors to convey their visions. When there were prints, they were mosaic and abstract in nature, versus typical floral prints that usually dominate for Spring.

PHOTO CREDIT: Jane Kratochvil, http://www.janekratochvil.com

 

SILHOUETTES

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Old World Venice was the inspiration for Tadashi Shoji who showed skirts, cocktail dresses and caped gowns, some of which mix lace with chain-mesh insets.


Long is the new black! Tadashi Shoji favored knee-length dresses and full-length gowns.  BCBGMaxAzria also went long for spring with wide-leg trousers and ankle-length skirts.  Marissa Webb featured super-chic outerwear pieces for spring from ankle-length trench coats, to peplum wind-breakers. There’s a lot of material on the runways for spring with long and free flowing fabrics that offer tons of movement for the wearer.


PHOTO CREDIT: Jane Kratochvil,
http://www.janekratochvil.com

UNIQUE TREND
Wearable Technology is all the rage right now and CuteCircuit has taken the world by storm with their technological clothing innovations. Their collection for spring featured cool, digital enhancements that were incorporated into the clothes, shiny and glittery fabrics and even digitally enhanced bathing suits. Forget wearable tech bracelets; we want the clothes version.

Written by Shalanda Turner, FashionMingle.net Style Editor

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2 Comments on New York Fashion Week, Day 1 Trends Report

  1. LOVED this article. Looking forward to more. Next best thing to being there. Great work Mel — as always!

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