Pants a plenty as we kick off day two in New York. I couldn't be more overjoyed at the fact that man style trousers are showing along side all the perennial dresses a woman's fashion will never escape from.
Not particularly impressive was Yigal Azrouel. I'm always excited to see what he's going to come up with, but this collection didn't exactly provide the goods. Using recycled ideas, I've been spoiled by fresh new approaches from this designer and my expectations weren't met.
Jason Wu did a good job of impersonating legendary (in my view) Dries Van Noten, right down to the same colour and fabric treatments as well as staging. Not exactly individual thinking here either. With styling focusing on covering up the neck, all the dresses and tops either took their necklines to the limit, or were camouflaged by heavily wrapped woolen scarves. The clashes of earthy colours gave the overall effect that Dries Van Noten has been famous for season after season, and I'm not all that impressed as a result.
Doo.Ri experimented with interesting pockets and so there was cause for effect here, with silhouettes pushed rather than appearing predictable.
Rag & Bone, Charlize Theron's favourite for day as opposed to Dior for every other occasion, saw a multitude of models all expressing a somewhat school yard 'I don't care' approach. Oversize jumpers and jackets, styling implementing sweaters tied low around the waist, and socks and skirts to set the full scene had me thinking about the canteen and lunches in the quad. It was all very lax.
And finally, saving the best til last, Costello Tagliapietra (don't ask me to pronounce it) provided an array of colours so soft and enchanting that I wanted the short collection to go on for much longer than it did. There's those fabulous trousers again, and with tonal instances raising the waistline on many of the beautiful dresses and outfits, I couldn't have thought of a more fashionably appropriate statement for fashion in today's day and age. It hit the nail on the head so to speak with options for day, night, work and the all important weekend.
Reading like a report card. School's out, time to play.
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