starting with donna karan, i didn't like the fall collection. it wasn't the donna karan i know and love. nothing shocked me, it was boring. I am, however, head over heels for her spring collection which consists of pastels, snug skirt suits and flattering, yet flowing dresses. she did what she knows best, and that's making fresh clothing that fits well.
next on the list, calvin klein's spring collection. inevitably classic, never questioned, but the typical calvin klein was not evident in this collection, they gave us something fresh. i couldn't get over their version of the maxi dress, by far my favorite piece. fluid, elegant, flattering, the couture spin on the floor length sun dress.
bcbg put on a fabulous show. i usually don't like the red carpet dresses, i like to see everyday wear with a designer's wild couture twist. but bcbg's dresses blew me away. they were truly red carpet worthy, but not in the tacky sense, they were classic, but modern.
derek lam isn't a designer i usually take note of, or has ever been on my radar. i will be looking at more of his collections from now on. he definitely has a knack for the typical short dress and variations of. his patterns and shapes interested me and his collection wasn't a sea of white and creams for spring. it was funky and innovative, casual chic. pretty shapeless, and pretty short, but derek lam makes shapeless and short look so good.
last on my list of the spring cling collections, isn't spring at all, it's victoria beckham's fall collection, the only fall collection i could bare to post. at the height of the spice girl's fame, someone could have informed me that posh spice would later be known for her impeccable taste and faultless designs, i would have laughed long and hard. her spring collection is fabulous. it is simple, tight, chic, sexy, and modest all at the same time. her color choice is dead on and something i've been waiting for.
on to menswear. i really didn't like a lot of the fall pieces in menswear either. they had metallic and gray suits that were hideous shades. i don't think that a suit option should ever be the color gray, or shiny. although I did like the a lot of the coats they sent down the runway, a lot of really cleanly designed coats in mostly black, some gray, and some color.
calvin klein had a few nice looks, casual and sharp, there were a lot of jackets that were dressed down with a sweat shirt or a cotton piece.
i really liked the coats by commonwealth utilities, very classic style but with an artsy flare. very "scene" combinations, if you will. there was a lot of pant rolling or cropping, which was interesting, it adds a sense of boyish adventure, the huckleberry fin appeal to an already hard, edgy design.
the last menswear collection i liked, was general idea. they had a very gothic tone to their pieces which i didn't like, but again with the coats, i couldn't help but like the sharp over coat.
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