Take Away Trends from NY Fashion Week

Layering


Anna Sui, Photo by Robert Mitra

Greens


Oscar de la Renta, Photo by George Chinsee

Leather


William Rast, Photo from Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi

Fur


Michael Kors

Longer Hemlines


Philip Lim, Photo from AP/Bebeto Matthews

Metallics


Pamella Roland, Photo from Reuters/Brendan McDermid

Olsen Twins Grow Up with The Row

Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, Carey Mulligan and Chloe Sevigny were among the few famous faces at the The Row show. Mary-Kate and Ashely opted to show their collection away from Bryant Park in an intimate space away from the paparazzi.

The twins wanted the focus to be on The Row, not themselves. If you were worried about the collection resembling clothing they are spotted in around town, you will be pleasantly surprised. No homeless beggar lady outfits seen.

The collection featured mostly black, but some blues and off-whites shown through the darkness.

The Row turned out to be a sophisticated collection that I hope to see up close and personal in the fall.

Photos by AP/Diane Bondareff

Halston: Mario Schwab's First Collection

Halston was revived in 2008 by a team of designers. The line was not dramatically different. However, Marios Schwab is now heading the house and things are different.

Schwab, based in London, began his own line in 2005 to great reviews. His clothes are sexy and modern, but still keep with the original Halston vision. But, we aren't all going to Studio 54 now.

The fall/winter 2010 collection featured fluidity and beautiful jewel tone colors. In fact, the program noted that "the luster and fluidity of mercury" was an inspiration to Schwab. Also, while many shows featured layer upon layer, Halston was simple and elegant.

Fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker is the creative directer for Halston Heritage, which will stick more closely to the Halston of yore. I think this will work out better than Lindsay Lohan's creative director position at Ungaro.

Photo from Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber

Max Azria Fall/Winter 2010 For SoCal

Max Azria presented his fall/winter 2010 collection and it was surprisingly minimal, especially for the season.

The colors and fabric were light, coats were no where to be seen, purses and jewelry were not found. LA locals should love this, as it seems like it was designed especially for their fall/winter climate.

For those of us that get a winter, we might save these pieces for very early spring.

Photo from Reuters/Brendan McDermid

Kardashians Bebe Collection

Kim, Kourtney and Khloe worked with Bebe so that fans could have clothing inspired by the sister's looks.

As if it is any surprise, the collection was littered with short, skin tight dresses, leather, cutouts, spandex, mesh, micro shorts, and five inch heels. One dress was so tight and short the model actually had to pull down the hem on the runway.

JWOWW, of Jersey Shore fame, loved the collection. Her other faves are Ed Hardy and Cache. She is currently working on a line of her own.

Sophisticated fashionistas are likely to pass this brand up all together. However, the Kardashians have a large fan base that are sure to snatch up several pieces to emulate their favorite sister.

Photo by Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber

Andre Leon Talley Relegated to SRO

As you all know, who sits where at a fashion show is very important. The front row is for VIP's. The better the show, the better the fashion insiders and celebrities. Where you sit is a determination of your status.

Marc Jacobs has been talking about how he doesn't care about celebrities at shows and does not want to showcase them.

However, I don't think that is what he meant when Andre Leon Talley, Vogue's Editor-at-Large, did not have seat and had to stand to watch the fall/winter 2010 collection.

To add insult to injury, Rachel Zoe, the wannabe celeb, reality television star, human skeleton and stylist to the ultra-skinny, got not one seat, but two.

Wonder if the seating chart organizer still has a job.

Picture from clutchmagonline.com

NY Fashion Week Trends

Fall/Winter 2010 will see metallics. Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera, Rachel Roy, and Monique Lhuillier all showed metallics. Also, Zac Posen, Marc Jacobs and Carolina Herrera showed fur. Tracey Reese focused more on separates as a way to let women update their wardrobe in pieces, though fur and metallics made appearances. Tadashi Shoji showed beautiful draping and a variety of metallics.

Marc Jacobs showed coats with metallic beads. Hemlines were also longer, and Joe Zee, the creative director of Elle, said that Jacobs showed real clothes this season that make you feel "elated." The color palette was neutral and perfect for the season. The fur purse that was paired with a taupe skirt is fabulous! There was also a lot of fur trims on coats that look so cozy. However, Jacobs did show a suit that included culottes. Yes, culottes, aka a skort. Scary!

Zac Posen is trying his best to become more wearable and more relatable. Posen used "older" models so they did not appear so sickly thin. His palette was neutral, but did include copper metallics, fuchsia fur, and reds. Plus, what I am most excited about: fur covered heels. I am very interested in colored fur and think it would look great as a bolero with a black jumpsuit and colored heels in a complementary color.

Carolina Herrera also used fur. In her collection she showed fur as lining and collars. She used blues and reds, which gave the collection a Russian feel. Beading and metallics also showed up on coats and dresses. Wide brimmed hats were featured and could make the leap from the runway to the streets. There was one yellow, floral dress presented that felt more spring/summer than fall/winter, especially when compared to the rest of the collection. However, I do love fur, hats and rich colors, so this collection really excites me.

Rachel Roy was all about gold, using it on jackets, dresses, skirts and tops. Her gold of choice is slightly tarnished. She also showed high waisted pants, so it doesn't look like we are rid of that trend as of yet.

Monique Lhuillier, well known for bridal, showed a beautiful gold, beaded bodice with a full, tiered black skirt. Chinese inspired pieces included gold beading, rich reds and embellished shoulders. This is one of my favorite collections thus far due to the color and the delicate gold embellishments.

Pictures from Rueters/Natalie Behring, Rueters/Carlo Allegri