10 Things We Loved at New York Fashion Week
Ten standout moments, trends, happenings, and more from New York Fashion Week fall 2014.
Photo: Gianni Pucci/Indigitalimages.com1/10Proenza Schouler’s variegated and vivid fall collection—which seemingly drew its speckled-and-textured cues from, among other things, thermal insulation foam—was one of our favorite lineups this week. It featured such old-school (if you can call it that) Schouler-isms like neon accents and smart patchworks, and newfound accomplishments in shape and silhouette. Combined with lug-soled slip-ons and jewelry**,** it was, all in all, a winning recipe. Bravo, boys.
Photo: Yannis Vlamos/Indigitalimages.com; Monica Feudi/Feudiguaineri.com; Kim Weston Arnold/Indigitalimages.com; Umberto Fratini/Indigitalimages.com2/10From sinewy voguing dancers at Hood By Air to grittily cool separates at Public School to urbanely sophisticated blocking at Tim Coppens to city-kids/non-models/“real people” walking at DKNY, a certain bright-eyed precociousness seethed off the New York City catwalks. Moreover, each of these shows boasted both intermixed mens- and womenswear, spearheading the season’s widespread genderless dressing trend.
Photo: Gianni Pucci/Indigitalimages.com3/10Alexander Wang s heat-activated leathers—which morphed from noir to electric blues, yellows and purples—almost made the far-flung, traffic-snarled journey to and from the Brooklyn Navy Yard forgivable. Almost.
Photo (from left): Kim Weston Arnold/Indigitalimages.com; Kim Weston Arnold/Indigitalimages.com; Courtesy of The Row4/10Ultrachic and hyper-slouchy: Over-the-top knitwear lends new meaning to the term “Lazy Sunday” this fall. Our preferred picks came courtesy of Michael Kors, Prabal Gurung, and The Row.
Photo: (from left) Courtesy of Coach; Marcus Tondo/Indigitalimages.com5/10Two distinct NYC brands—Coach and Marc by Marc Jacobs—saw the infusion of some high-wattage British talent this season. Stuart Vevers debuted a smart and wearable vision of modern-day Americana at the former, while at the latter, the duo of Katie Hillier and Luella Bartley whipped up a charming sport-meets-the-street sensibility. It’s London Calling, right here in Gotham.