Minimal chic
February 9th, 2008 in Articles
Clip, clop, clip, clop…the sound of high heels on cement. Intimidating, somewhat, but leads the way for a very sophisticated, minimal (new direction!) collection from Francisco Costas for Calvin Klein. Structured and architectural.
Amazing boiled wool tail coats in gray & black. Cozy cocoons of wool felt with oversized snap closures. For evening, black satin pants with vests, my fave vest, wool, with a cut out back, wannit! Sequined dresses mixed with boiled wool trim, a great black oversized blazer worn by Liya. (Love seeing her on the runway, she always looks so calm). The gowns are Lurex pleats in plum, and a greeny/gray, really the only relief from black. The girls are slicked back ponytailed androids, and as usual at a Calvin show, I feel I have on too much make up, too much hair and my clothes are too bright. Great.
qbanita — February 10, 2008 — 5:43 pm
What is your take on the idea that the designers are bracing for a recession by adding more black and muted colors to their collections.
Also, do you think more designers will take Halston’s lead and get runway clothes faster to the retailers? Apparently, the Haltons dresses that went from the runway to Net-a-Porter were sold out almost immediately. The head of NaP called it an amazing success.