Trend Spotting: NY Fashion Week Day 3,4 & 5

Alexander Wang

Wangs collection had a tough girl's theme going, with drawstring rompers and shorts, some pieces with oversized pockets. I particularly love the tough biker girl pieces. Dominant colours were blues, blacks and a sprinkling of orange, and pink.

Carolina Herrera

Elegant chic dresses in nature inspired theme of greens, black and white sheath dresses. Again some 70’s inspired theme with the light chifony fabrics. A couple of ethnic pieces, Colours were nature greens, mustard yellow, chic white and red. I totally love this collection, one of my favorites so far and totally wearable fab …fab!

Monique Lhuillier

Elegant form fitting dresses,  some pieces had a mix of laces and leather, which is quite edgy. This collection also had a show of bold colours, colours here were electric blues, reds and yellows with a dose of graphic patterns.

DKNY

Bold bold... prints in screaming reds and blue,  very bright, colorful the overall look is typical DKNY.

Edun

This label has been been committed to producing luxury clothing using sustainably sourced and recycled materials and promoting trades in developing countries since its launch in 2005 . It supports factories in Africa where 37% of the women’s line is produced. The collection was a mash up of floral prints with tradition African prints, this fusion was so well done that it down plays the tribal look a bit and gives the collection a more contemporary feel, no wonder this brand has a huge celebrity following.

Diane Von Furstenberg

This was everything from simple chic dresses to loud floral jumpsuits. The theme was evolutionary and colour palette ranged from earth tones to blues and pinks. Overall fabulous and totally wearable.

photo credit vogue

Victoria Beckham

Sexy form fitting dresses conveyed in rich details and absolute sophistication which just conveys a sense of subtle luxury. Very wearable straight from the runway, again a good dose of colours and geometry.

Its looking like we are going to be seeing a lot of Orange, yellows, blues and pinks, Yay!!!  to colours , Prints and Geometry.

Trend Spotting: NY Fashion Week Day 1 & 2

Fashion's night out (FNO)  kicked off world wide the 8th of September, for me this meant a glimpse at what the dominant  trends for the next season may be. I  would be sharing the shows  I love and any inspirational finds I come across.

BCBG Max Azria was among the shows on day one of FNO, the  collection composed of dresses in flowy, chiffony  light fabric in colour - blocked numbers and a dose of geometric, tribal prints and pleats. predominant color included gray with slices of orange, blue, gray and  mustard across or along  pieces. I love the the collection because they are totally wearable and quite flirty with high side slits and exposed shoulders.

Day 2: Luca Luca had a Seventies-inspired theme going, Citrus and jewel tones dominated the collection. Again there were some striking color-blocking, indicative that this trend would continue into 2012.

Jason Wu's collection has been much anticipated since the 1st lady Michelle Obama, trust him into the limelight by wearing his clothes. his collection featured rigid waist defining tops that billows out into fuller or peplum skirts. well  tailored pants in black, grey and white or monochrome floral prints.
Again the dominant colors are mustard, jewel tones of blues, pink and monochromatic hues.

Nicole Miller was lots of prints and geometric in blues, pinks, orange and yellows

 Cynthia Rowland,  here there was a slight deviation to darker hues with splashes of messy water colour-ish stains of white, pink and blues here and there,  but again alot of prints and geometric in high shine fabric coming into play with peplum skirts.

As the the first two days draw to an end, though it's still too early to define the trends,  a pattern is however begaining to emerge. At least we know we are still going to be wearing beautiful bright colors and loads of prints.