Posts for September 14th 2011
See — and Shop — Karen Elson's Collection for Nine West Vintage America
>> Karen Elson's particular breed of Victorian-rocker irreverence meets accessories for a limited-edition collaboration with Nine West Vintage America, now available online.
>> Karen Elson's particular breed of Victorian-rocker irreverence meets accessories for a limited-edition collaboration with Nine West Vintage America, now available online. Launched last night with an exclusive fete — where Elson serenaded the crowd in a country-tinged acoustic set — the collection features a jazzed-up assortment of granny boots, tapestry frame bags, and peep-toe platform wedges. “My dream of designing a collection that’s a true reflection of me has now come to life through this collaboration,” Elson explained. Infused with a bit of Dust Bowl-era grittiness, leathers are well-worn but glitterized, jewelry features oxidized metal, and bags have a distinctly antique feel. The collection is priced at $32 for jewelry to $269 for shoes. Click through to see all the pieces from the collection — plus the campaign images.
3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2012
>> After a few rocky minutes of silence — and waiting for all the photographers to take their places — the audience at Phillip Lim's Spring 2012 show was ready to see some action.
>> After a few rocky minutes of silence — and waiting for all the photographers to take their places — the audience at Phillip Lim's Spring 2012 show was ready to see some action. Instead, they got serenity in the shape of light-as-air separates and sherbet hues. Lim played with "free form" this season, employing weightless materials and geometric cuts to explore the spirit of kites in motion. On relaxed tops and dresses, fabric was left free at the seams where it caught air and floated away from the body, wing-like. On jackets and vests, the motif manifested in asymmetric folds, simple deconstruction, and fabrics in countering weights.
Hair Flipping and Spray Painting Backstage at Rodarte, Narciso Rodriguez, Oscar de la Renta, Sophie Theallet, Theyskens' Theory
>> Tuesday's snap-worthy backstage moments?
>> Tuesday's snap-worthy backstage moments? Fei Fei Sun whipping her hair at Theyskens' Theory (plus a close-up at the show's tortuously vertiginous heels), Hanne Gaby Odiele getting her hair spray-painted blue at Narciso Rodriguez, plus: Carola Remer throwing a peace sign backstage at Sophie Theallet. Those moments and more — captured backstage at Oscar de la Renta and Rodarte — in the slideshow.
Photo: Greg Kessler
Serious Eye Candy — All the J.Crew Accessories for Spring 2012
>> J.Crew's Spring 2012 collection offered plenty of seriously-chic clothing for next season — but there were some equally (if not more) covetable accessories on display as well.
>> J.Crew's Spring 2012 collection offered plenty of seriously-chic clothing for next season — but there were some equally (if not more) covetable accessories on display as well. Bags were drenched in sherbets and primaries, while shoes were printed with ocelot or woven in two-tone leather. Also on deck: Panama hats, Jenna Lyons glasses, and super-size resin bangles. See them all up-close here.
Michael Kors Spring 2012
>> The Lebombo Lodge in South Africa, "an easy laid-back attitude", something called "Afriluxe" — these were the touch points for Michael Kors Spring 2012 collection.
>> The Lebombo Lodge in South Africa, "an easy laid-back attitude", something called "Afriluxe" — these were the touch points for Michael Kors Spring 2012 collection. And so, out came staples fit for a Sub-Saharan getaway: utility dresses, breezy caftans, cargo trenches, relaxed ponchos. Kors stuck to the safari theme with colors and fabrics as well: taupes and olives in washed-clay poplin and distressed cashmere, with some zebra prints and python skins for good measure. If Kors likes a safari, he especially likes a modern one; he kept his silhouettes neat without a hint of roughing-it in sight.
49 Striking Street Style Looks from Day Six of New York Fashion Week
>> The pervasive florals on the runways were leaching into street style all through Tuesday.
>> The pervasive florals on the runways were leaching into street style all through Tuesday. Julia Restoin-Roitfeld turned up in an uncharacteristically bright yellow floral dress; Taylor Swift attended Rodarte in a floral lace dress; and Karlie Kloss, Lindsey Wixson, and Cecilia Dean were all running around wearing the same mini-floral chiffon dress: Kloss and Dean in a blue version, and Wixson in red. All those —plus looks from Natalie Massenet, Karolina Kurkova, and more — in the slideshow.
