Move over, cocktail rings, cuffs and stiletto earrings: Spring is all about the necklace. From collars to beaded strands, many New York ready-to-wear designers turned to jewelers to help finish off their looks. Ann Watson, vice president and fashion director of Henri Bendel, anticipates that bold necklaces will drive spring jewelry sales. “We’ve seen a [...]
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There was a lot of news on the Wang runway. He launched shoes — edgy thong-platform hybrids — and hired a new stylist, Alastair McKimm. “I wanted to show that the brand can evolve and it’s not just one note,” Wang said pre-show. He ventured into swimwear — and a more colorful palette of teals, [...]
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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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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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