How great would it be if you could open your boyfriend or husband's wardrobe and simply put on his jacket or maybe even his trousers? That's what New York fashion week was all about. A strong masculine influence dominated the shows. At Alexander Wang, the models looked like men, at Victoria Beckham some of the footwear resembled men's formal shoes, The Row and Jason Wu had super cool masculine style women's suits and in almost every show we saw manly oversized winter coats and knits.
With every passing fashion week, more and more designers are infusing comfort in fashion. We witnessed that in the SS 14 ready to wear collections and even at the SS 14 Haute Couture shows. Relaxed silhouettes (Marc Jacobs was a favourite), flat shoes, sportswear, men's trousers, boxy tops; these were some of the most significant elements of most the shows in New York.
Here are some of the major trends from NYFW.
1. Wide legged/manly trousers: One of the most important trends for the coming fall were the wide legged and masculine trousers a la Phoebe Philo for Celine.
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| L-R: DVF, Jason Wu, Alice & Olivia |
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| L-R: Ralph Lauren, Rodarte, Victoria Beckham, Alexander Wang |
2. Fur: No surprises there that fur is big during the fall, but this time around furs didn't come only in solid colours. There were graphic furs and furs mixed with different textures. By the way, mixing of textures was also big this season. Furs were seen in pretty much every show in New York. PETA is not going to be happy.
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| L-R: Ralph Lauren, Altuzarra, DVF |
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| L-R: Prabal Gurung, Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs |
3. Flat shoes: Hey, if the Paris Haute Couture shows say flats are hot, then they are definitely a must have. Victoria Beckham, Proenza Schouler, Calvin Klein all did plenty of flats and the ones at Ralph Lauren are bound to be sold out as soon as they're up on the shelves. This comes as a big relief because I cant stand to wear high heels all the time (remember my
Gucci flats, I literally LIVE in them).
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| L-R: Victoria Beckham, Ralph Lauren, Thom Browne |
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| L-R: Public School, Band Of Outsiders, Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs |
4. Oversized coats: Remember how hard it is to move around when you're stuck inside a fitted winter coat? Well thank god for this cool new movement in fashion where relaxed silhouettes are dominating! Big coats were everywhere (currently in love with the cobalt blue one at Altuzarra) and in all different lengths.
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| L-R: Calvin Klein, Delpozo, 3.1 Philip Lim, Prabal Gurung |
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| L-R: Altuzarra, Alexander Wang, Victoria Beckham, Ralph Lauren, Zimmermann |
5. Plaid: The plaid trend doesn't look like it's going anywhere anytime soon. Well not till the Fall is over at least. Suits, dresses, coats and skirts in plaid were all over the New York runways. I am totally crushing on the pink plaid coat by Delpozo (featured under the oversized coat category).
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| L-R: Band Of Outsiders, Creatures Of Comfort, Delpozo, Public School, Tommy Hilfiger |
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