Chapman, Marchesa among top designers at Fashion Week
Lana Russo
Issue date: 3/16/10 Section: Arts & Society
New York Fashion Week 2010 was a women's world. Male designers like Max Azria and Marc Jacobs seemed to be in a somber mood, sending dark simple looks down the runway. During this dismal winter season, designers Diane von Furstenberg, Jill Stuart and Georgina Chapman, of the brand Marchesa, provided the visual pick-me-up needed to get us through these dreary days.
These three women managed to swim to the surface and come up for a breath of fresh air while the rest of the design world was drowning in a sea of grays, blacks and boring navy blues.
It comes as no surprise that DVF's runway collection was a stand-out for the fall season. To put things bluntly, this woman knows what women want. Her looks were flirty, flattering and feminine, and as always her signature dresses fit flawlessly.
In a twist not usually seen for fall, DVF worked with numerous prints and patterns. Her collection came in lively shades of blue, including periwinkle, lavender, lilac, cobalt and indigo. She layered chunky knits over draped mini dresses and rich velvet blazers over chiffon cocktail dresses, combinations that gave her collection as a whole touchable texture.
My favorite look came in the form of DVF's opening model, Natalia Vodianova, stomping down the runway in a powder-blue, rosette-embellished bolero over a tweed blazer and cropped trousers. It was interesting to see such a cuffed pant on a fall runway, but a trouser like this is the perfect solution to the tough temperature transition we deal with between summer and fall.
DVF's designs are a lasting investment because her ensembles exude both a strong sense of style and practicality. She exceeds expectations with not only her individual creations, but the way she pairs them together to complement one another. Her most recent runway collection was no exception.
The designer presented everything from jewel-encrusted skirts to silk tunics. Her outfits were impeccably pieced together, but each separate item could stand strongly on its own. Rarely do we spot a collection where it's possible to pluck anything off the runway and pair it perfectly with what we already own, but DVF, known for her eccentric "wearability," constantly proves her innate ability to make women look wonderful.
These three women managed to swim to the surface and come up for a breath of fresh air while the rest of the design world was drowning in a sea of grays, blacks and boring navy blues.
It comes as no surprise that DVF's runway collection was a stand-out for the fall season. To put things bluntly, this woman knows what women want. Her looks were flirty, flattering and feminine, and as always her signature dresses fit flawlessly.
In a twist not usually seen for fall, DVF worked with numerous prints and patterns. Her collection came in lively shades of blue, including periwinkle, lavender, lilac, cobalt and indigo. She layered chunky knits over draped mini dresses and rich velvet blazers over chiffon cocktail dresses, combinations that gave her collection as a whole touchable texture.
My favorite look came in the form of DVF's opening model, Natalia Vodianova, stomping down the runway in a powder-blue, rosette-embellished bolero over a tweed blazer and cropped trousers. It was interesting to see such a cuffed pant on a fall runway, but a trouser like this is the perfect solution to the tough temperature transition we deal with between summer and fall.
DVF's designs are a lasting investment because her ensembles exude both a strong sense of style and practicality. She exceeds expectations with not only her individual creations, but the way she pairs them together to complement one another. Her most recent runway collection was no exception.
The designer presented everything from jewel-encrusted skirts to silk tunics. Her outfits were impeccably pieced together, but each separate item could stand strongly on its own. Rarely do we spot a collection where it's possible to pluck anything off the runway and pair it perfectly with what we already own, but DVF, known for her eccentric "wearability," constantly proves her innate ability to make women look wonderful.
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