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
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
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
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
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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LOVED this article. Looking forward to more. Next best thing to being there. Great work Mel — as always!
Thanks. FashionMingle.net carried the ball on this one. I can’t thank them enough for being where I couldn’t.