Day three of New York Fashion week rolled along, and it was all about the
femininity.
This morning, Jill Stuart showed her ability for creating soft textured and
giving women that perfect level of femininity with her clothes is worthy of
high praise. While the designer could have stood to pair down on the
studded belts and chokers, her skills with embellishments and adding
ruffled details to clothes helped create an exquisite collection that would
allow a woman to find a balance of power and delicate femininity in her
clothing.
Herve Leger seems to be the brand that has opted to rebel against the
layering trend. They have also moved away from the beaded aesthetic that
was similar to Balmain’s that they had last season. Instead, they found
their inspiration in ocean blues and their usual unapologetic sex appeal.
To continue the evolution of their famous bandage dress, this season,
designer Lubov Azria added grommets, safety pin details, fringe, and chains
so customers would have something new to look forward to. Other highlights
of the collection included and indigo eyelet fringe dress and a bare eyelet
fringe dress. Eyelets are slowly becoming a more prominent aesthetic choice
for the brand, and with so few designers using them, it helps set hem apart
from other luxury brands.
If there is a brand who can affirm that women can be both sexy and
sophisticated, look no further than Herve Leger.
This season’s princess of wool and fur was designer Son Jong Wan. The
designer sent several looks down the runway that were the pinnacle of new
age futuristic luxury. Her first look was a pink wool jacket with raccoon
fur and pink and grey patent leather pants.
Jung Wan appears to be a fan of the pastel colors, light blues, and soft
pinks which give her luxurious looks a more futuristic look. She is also
excellent at adding opulent details to her garments, such as a the rex fur
sleeve detail on her navy wool coat, and her pink wool coat with buckle
details and shearling sleeves. If there is a designer who lived by the
belief that “it’s all in the details,” it is Jung Wan. She is certainly one
to watch, because people are sure to notice that she is doing these
elaborate details in a way very few other designers are.
The queen of the night was Monique Lhuillier. This season, the designer’s
collection was inspired by the eccentric woman who is cool, relaxed, and
rock ‘n roll. That approach to the eccentric led to one of the most
luxurious collections to go down the runway all week.
Lhuillier also took the opportunity this season to play with textures,
creating stunning looks such as a dark amber fine Alpaca metallic knit rib
sweater with floral petal embroidery, a blush crystal bouquet embroidered
flowy midi dress, and a noir and jade Fil Coupe silk jacquard dot blouse.
While she proved that she has prominent skills with textures, the looks
that owned the night were the ones that had the red carpet season in mind.
Her blush metallic tapestry high-low gown with floral embroidery, and her
cherry embroidered tulle tiered ball gown with blue bell lacquer floral
embellishments transcended levels of even the finest Parisian haute
couture.
The dress in her collection that completely dominated the show was the
watercolor rose print silk gazar strapless ball gown with burgundy illusion
tulle floral embroidered bodice. If there is anyone in Hollywood who needs
a dress for the upcoming Academy Awards, perhaps a phone call to Lhuillier
for this dress is in order.
Day three brought us the fearless, feminine, and fierce. The three most
important f’s in fashion.