It all makes me feel like a sociologist observing a community from the outside. Coming up with theories. Poking holes in them. Starting, once again, from scratch. Why these trends? What makes their reach extend so far? Is it a game of Follow the Leader with no real leaders, only followers? What does our delicate, tenuous financial situation have to do with all of this?
I have to be honest. All of these questions, about sameness vs. innovation, creativity vs. commercial viability, rarely push into my mind when I am in love with what is being offered. Only doubts breed questions.
The matter wasn't helped by the fact that I was suffering an intense case of déjà vu.
But finding the answers and slogging my way through the doubts often leads me to a place of understanding and appreciation. I feel like I still need more time to decide exactly what my feelings are about New York Fashion Week as a whole. But as for what I like right now, in the moment, there were a number of things.
The fact that I was a bit tired of all of the white and the sheer doesn't mean that there weren't those who handled both trends deftly. The white especially lent itself to multiple interpretations.
The Ethereal
At Cushnie et Ochs
At Prabal Gurung
The Prim & Proper
At Barbara Tfank
At Victoria Beckham
The Architectural
At Cushnie et Ochs
At Kimberly Ovitz
The Minimal
At Preen
At Christian Cota
Those who used transparency played with many of the same themes.
The Ethereal
At Rodarte
The Prim & Proper
At ADAM
At Monique Lhuillier
The Minimal
At Theyskens' Theory
But even with the laser-like focus on these two trends, there was a hint of what was to come in the other cities.
The Prints
At Suno
At Timo Weiland
At L'Wren Scott
The Color
At Peter Som
At Marc Jacobs
At Michael Kors
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