Suits are another trend that started last season but went into full swing this fall. Wearing suits no longer needs to be boring, as Sinha Stanic showed us last season with their bright blue and pink trouser suits. This season a lot of designers showed relaxed soft tailoring on suits. Calvin Klein and Stella McCartney offered beautiful oversized versions with a cropped legged trouser. Helmut Lang and Sinha Stanic showed us that suits do not always need to look formal. The latter styled them with Dr Martens, showing an easy way of incorporating the trend into our everyday wardrobe.
Oh, we LOVE a good road test. Outside of interviews with certain endearingly shy designers, there really aren't many chances to witness self-deprecation in fashion. Until someone gets stuck in cream-coloured. Striped. Flares.
Lucy Pavia of The Guardian pulled off most of spring's tricky shapes with ease. But one pair gave her the creeps.
Welcome to a brand new feature from The Fash Pack, where Naomi and I recount happenings from one day a notoriously bizarre industry. This time: a vintage version, from pre-fashion week, when agent encounters inspire moderate sensations of panic.
Welcome to a brand new feature from The Fash Pack, where Naomi and I recount happenings from one day a notoriously bizarre industry. This time: a vintage version, from pre-fashion week, when agent encounters inspire moderate sensations of panic.
Nicole Richie is the latest cover star for Blackbook Magazine. I have to agree with a lot of blogs that are saying the shoot has a Lady Gaga quality about it.
Make yourself a playlist of Garbage, Hole and The Cranberries (Zombie only) and prepare for your autumn dose of fashion. Designers ranging from Alexander Wang (obviously) to Mark Fast to Todd Lynn have gone down a dark and dingy path, turning out fringe, leather and attitude for all. Remember biker shorts? Yeah, they're back. But this time, grunge is less about Nirvana and more about sci-fi. It's technical, and it's harsh, and we love it.
Although a number of designers went brash and in-your-face with luxury, a good few have chosen to acknowledge the recession and mute things, whether in colour, textile or shape. There still are the carefully crafted evening dresses and the richly flowing skirts, but this time, the palates are somber or pieces are dulled with casual add-ons. If you ask Stefano Pilati from YSL, he'll tell you your eveningwear should be monochrome. Try Ralph Lauren, and you should pair a cardigan with your floor-length frock. The desire for richness is still in their air, but fashion devotees seem more apt to restrain it.
Right, people: They don't care how you wear it, but designers are saying, "Wear hides." Sometime's it's coats. Sometimes wraps. Maybe the occasional hood. If we feel crazy, maybe we do feathers, too. From Hermes to Aquascutum, fur is everywhere, in every colour. Feel a bit creepy wearing it? You could try vintage. And if you want to bring out your inner beast without facing the claws of PETA, there's always faux.
