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Best of Pre-Fall Fashion 2010 New York, Paris, Milan: It’s Cold Snap Chic!
Collection Reviews for real way style. Think of Pre-Fall 2010 as a savvy way to inspire your current wardrobe and future purchases. With the U.S & Europe in the midst of painful & unrelenting cold snaps, with fashion moving so fast that we can't even remember Fall 2009, and with the dawn of a new decade, you could think of Pre-Fall 2010 as a savvy way to inspire your current wardrobe & shopping lists for this cold, cold season. Pre-fall is the early delivery fashion season without the fanfare of a full runway presentation, but generally the litmus test for what you will see in coming weeks on the catwalks. In this spirit we wanted to take a look at
On Trend: Strong Shoulders
How to wear shoulder pads and get the look, not the bulk Let's face it, a broader shoulder makes your hips look smaller and what's not to love about that? Sharp shouldered jackets, origami draping, extended seaming, and overtly blousey sleeves, there is no stopping the bolder shoulder as a silhouette to add to your wardrobe. What's modern about the bold shoulder is that they don't always have a bulky ‘set in' shoulder pad, like their 80's counterpart. Sharp shoulders as seen at Calvin Klein Fall 09 runway There's more of a peaked rise to the tip (thank you Balenciaga for never letting this styling trick take a nap) or have a sharp, clean edge rather the bulk of the
Wear Colors Plucked from a Jewelry Box!
Rich Jewel Tones Enhance NeutralsWhat colors should I wear, you ask? The rich ones! Black may be the perfect core color to base a wardrobe but entertaining scrumptious jewel tones adds a modern sense of opulence without much effort. Plus, the lavish gem color palette that is flattering on most skin tones always conjures up images of elegance and luxury, so what's so bad about that? ??Introduce ruby, amethyst, teal, emerald, fire opal orange, amber, and sapphire hues as posh and polished color accents to your go-to neutrals. Dress Tips: Add one brilliant colored dress to wear with your go-to black jacket and black tights. In contrast, a jewel-toned jacket can top your charcoal pencil skirt or pants. A rich
Grrrrowl…. There’s a Fierce Fashion Forecast
Animal prints, furry accents, and wildlife references Lions, and tigers, and snakes, oh my! Add some instant zap to your wardrobe with your own reserve of fashion fierceness. There's nothing short of walking on the wild side with bold animal prints, maxed-out faux fur accents, and sleek black leather to pack some pow into your core wardrobe. Reptile is a bit edgier and more unexpected than classic leopard, but that's doesn't mean you need to forgo big cat patterns, simple wear them in a more modern way. A zebra pattern sweater with strong shoulders, perhaps? Or try a blast of cheetah on the wedge of a simple bootie. You can also go gaga over crocodile-print leather, perhaps a jacket this
Colorful Shoes Belong in Every Fall Wardrobe…
Punch of bright color adds instant zest to basics Get one pair of brilliant and bright shoes this fall. You just may become addicted to color! If you have to buy just one thing this fall, a bright, bold and very colorful shoe should be it! The more vivid the color the better, but we are loving electric blue, lipstick red, royal purple, shocking punk, emerald green, marigold, teal blue, and fuchsia. You can love whatever shade suits you. >> SHOPPING GUIDES: Shoes High heels, cute flats, buttery leather, the suede that we are partial, sexy stilettos or powerful platforms, sandals or booties are all secondary to a very brilliant punch of color that instantly updates any neutral wardrobe. The
NY Fashion Week: Ports 1961 fashion show review
PORTS 1961| Runway Fall 2009 Collection-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week… Inspired by exotic India the Ports 1961 fall 2009 collection was beaming with rich color, luxe fabrications, metallics and attention to the tiny details in accessories and overall construction. The fashion show theme was set on the runway with a delightful live band playing lively middle eastern music while the models walked. The models’ eyes were lined with dark kohl pencil and their hair was tied in a very tousled, romantic braid - this overall setting created a warm and exotic mood, taken away to India! >> See our complete runway coverage and fashion show photos The clothing was had a modern take on tradition with some of the cuts, the
NY Fashion Week: Chado Ralph Rucci fashion show review
CHADO RALPH RUCCI | Runway Fall 2009 Collection-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week… It was like being in an Asia-inspired Blade Runner! Uber futuristic, very slick, the show could have been an action movie, heavily structured garments and lots of technical cut outs, very dark, mostly black, but behind it all was this calming Zen aura that softened the collection. Once again we are seeing solid fabrics but with amazing texture and pattern within. Some of these fabrics I swear were brought back from 2020, they were very high tech looking and again the ultra mod look strengthened that. (See Alix’s photo gallery of the fashion show below) >> We’ve been loving this collection for awhile; please see our past Chado Ralph
NY Fashion Week: Zac Posen fashion show review
ZAC POSEN | Runway Fall 2009 Collection-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week… This was the most stunning production I have laid eyes on all Fashion Week and in general, one of the most classically beautiful shows I have ever seen!!! The scene is this: dark runway with 5 grand pianos lined up down the center, spotlights shine on 5 women and men, dressed gowns straight out of Amadeus, as they walk to their pianos and begin to play, their own part, together as a whole, the lights slowly spread as the first model appears in a gown circa 1770… but in fact it is 2009. Immediately you are transported in time watching each piece come out - rich brocade fabrics and satins,
NY Fashion Week: Rebecca Taylor fashion show review
REBECCA TAYLOR | Runway Fall 2009 Collection-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week… A warm colored presentation of feminine pieces mixed with some edge and balanced with an air of innocence best describes the Rebecca Taylor fashion show for fall 2009. I picture these pieces on a cute, mousy girl at an art gallery opening sipping red wine, a little bit quirky, very creative and intuitive, she stares at the art with question but really she is wondering why Wendy ever left Neverland. >> More Mercedes Benz Fashion Week photos of the Rebecca Taylor fashion show The soft, warm colors are a nice relief after a lot of black and grey and they are matched with blue tights or socks and smudged blue
NY Fashion Week: Custo Barcelona fashion show review
CUSTO BARCELONA | Runway Fall 2009 Collection-Mercedes Benz Fashion Week… Love Custo!!! I realize Custo Barcelona clothing may come off as ridiculous to some, it makes no sense, but that is what is to love about it!!! Wild patterns, a million colors all at once, texture mixing and playing no where near the rule book - fashion on acid - doesn’t that sound amazing?! >> More Mercedes Benz Fashion Week photos of the Custo Barcelona fashion show There was a lot of shine - very hairy, sparkly fabrics, sequins and beading, metallic brocades, shiny satin and once again this beaded strand material similar to what I saw at Thuy. It was fabric upon fabric upon fabric to create tons
Custo Barcelona
CUSTO BARCELONA Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Women's and Men's collection Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York Fall Winter / 2009 - 2010 >> Read Alix Kivlin's Custo Barcelona fashion show review on the blog Click on each picture for an enlarged view. --March 5, 2009 Photos, this page only, courtesy of Custo Barcelona
London Fashion Week: Mary Katrantzou Fashion Show Review
Mary Katrantzou Catwalk - Fall / Winter 2009 … Bold graphic prints of perfume bottles in vivid colours printed onto silk fabric made up Mary Katrantzou's debut catwalk collection during London Fashion Week. >> See our complete runway coverage and fashion show photos Showing at 9am, a sleepy-eyed fashion crowd were soon awoken by the vast array of flattering shift dresses and fluted skirts as well as skinny trouser shapes in shades of orange, blue, peach and gold. The collection, inspired by Coco Chanel's opinion: "A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future", used the printed shape of a perfume bottle to flatter the body, by accentuating an hourglass figure and coaxing the eye into believing the waist to