A day in the life of a designer..
New York Catwalks
In case you hadn’t noticed it’s been Catwalk shows galore the last few weeks and the newspapers have been stuffed with so many weird and wonderful shots. It’s strange looking at the Winter collections when most of us have barely got our Spring look together. Maybe it’s a timely warning to rush out and buy our Summer wardrobes before its too late.
I must admit I do find it strange that the press are more obsessed with which celebrities are in the audience than the collections. It seems that they take this as an endorsement for the range before they have even seen what’s on the catwalk.
The first major catwalks shows were in New York and despite the worldwide economic downturn there was still some opulence there. Donna Karan showed simple tailored shapes but with a nod to the eighties, in the form of enhanced shoulders and fur trims (Plus just a slight hint of “Cant Stop The Music” - One of my favourite 80’s films) Proenza Shouler also showed a streamlined silhouette with lavish fabrics and velvets. While Calvin Klein concentrated on lustrous fabrics and asymmetric cuts.
Ralph Lauren worked in velvet and antique inspired lace and embroideries, even the more masculine pieces had feminine touches; tailoring with silk blouses and billowing sleeves. I liked the Marc range by Marc Jacobs which is slightly Annie Hallish or is it just the pull on hats that bring her to mind? I also like the edgy look from Alexander Wang’s runway; leggings, boots, plunging necklines and skin jackets.
At LTS, we have just put Autumn and Winter to bed and are busy working on our Christmas range. There will of course be elements taken from the catwalks in the range including; plenty of velvet and uncut cord, new leggings and new leather jackets.
We are also just starting to work on the Spring range and could really do with the sun to come out and give us a bit of inspiration…
Posted at 11:14AM Mar 26, 2009 by Long Tall Sally Admin in "Carol" Comments (0)
