According to the show notes, “a play on proportions evokes the fresh sensibility of innate seduction.” Sexiness, certainly, was on Max Azria’s mind. There were plenty of deep armholes, plunging necklines and up-to-there slits. Yet, using his favorite fabrics, such as jersey and silk, the designer once again crafted a lineup of entirely wearable dresses. [...]
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Yigal Azroul likes things just so, but definitely not prim. In fact, he is a perfectionist when it comes to making his clothes “not too perfect.” “I want them to look like they have experience,” he said during a studio visit this week. “Like [they] got kind of damaged. I think it makes [them] look [...]
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Elie Tahari’s gone on vacation, and it’s an exotic retreat. Between the large-scale tropical and animal prints — leopard, meow — there was plenty of sizzle to heat up the poolside Seventies vibe, epitomized by a silk zebra-print jumpsuit and lots of bohemian bijou. The retro action didn’t stop there. Consider the high-waisted floral briefs, [...]
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Chances are the Far East-themed Marchesa show next week will have little in common with the 3.1 Phillip Lim outing — nor, for that matter, will either have much to do with Camilla Staerk’s presentation, an ode to fellow Dane Karen Blixen. Take a close look at their program credits, though, and one name will [...]
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Inspiration: An American in Paris by way of Africa. If it sounds a little YSL — aside from the American part — perhaps. There was that heart motif on dresses, purses and rings. But Roy made it her own, and adorable, at that. The same went for the pajamalike silk blazers, easy pants and jumpsuits, [...]
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There’s something to be said for nostalgia and, this spring, Daryl Kerrigan’s got it. Her Daryl K collection glanced back to her early designs, pre-Pegasus debacle in 2000. There’s even a ruched sleeveless dress that echoes a fall 1998 runway number worn by Bridget Hall. “I’m going back to the roots of the line,” she [...]
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