(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Victoria Beckham unveils new line at New York Fashion Week Sunday was a day for remembering and looking ahead as New York Fashion Week continued in Manhattan. Early in the day one of fashion’s own (albeit a sharp-tongued one) was remembered at Joan Rivers’ funeral.
For the shows Victoria Beckham took a conservative approach to spring 2015; Joseph Altuzarra went for girly naivete inspired by Roman Polanski and Stanley Kubrick. And Public School went coed.
VICTORIA BECKHAM
There were lots of stripes muted colours and sleek looks as Victoria Beckham presented her spring/summer collection which she says is a redefinition of her line.
Beckham had her show in a cathedral-like hall off of Wall Street — an apropos setting for her clothes which looked like they were designed for a stockbroker looking for something that was glamorous sexy — but still workplace appropriate.
In general she would do well with Beckham’s collection which save for a few pink floral outfits including a shirt dress had a bit of a conservative tone. In a palette that mostly ranged from tan to taupe and black with accents of white or an occasional maroon there were sleek solid coats of varying lengths boxy dresses and pantsuits. But of course being Beckham’s line they were not exactly traditional; there was a long coatdress with a red belt a white accent stripe at the bottom and an asymmetrical design that made for a clever one-breasted panel. One black dress had cut-out exposed shoulders and other coats and dresses had cutouts that showed off sharp shoulder blades and minuscule waists. There were also sweater dresses and long layered skirts.
Notables in the audience: husband David Beckham and Anna Wintour.
In describing her line Beckham said the launch of her new retail space in London had made her redefine her clothes with “the idea of creating an eclectic uniform in the form of an exact yet wearable wardrobe that embodies the evolution of the collection.”
DKNY
The DNA of DKNY has always been about New York. But Donna Karan paid homage to the city’s different cultures and neighbourhoods through an explosion of bright patterns of reds blues and yellows and a heavy dose of textures from mesh to viscose wool for her spring 2015 runway show on Sunday.
In an interview after her show Karan said that her spring collection is about “the streets of New York. The people of New York. The art of New York. The energy of New York. The modernity of New York.”
“It’s really the collective” Karan said. “Thinking of high energy what is tomorrow and celebrating the people ... from all different cultures and walks of life. And giving them a freedom to have fun.”
The result The DKNY runway collection which is more casual and less expensive than her signature line featured oversized wool sweaters in red and ink blue geometric patterns paired with pleated striped skirts and red and blue nylon T-shirt dresses. There was also a black and white capsule of striped strapless tops paired with full skirts in black mesh. Some gold looks shimmered down the runway too like gold-plated nylon quilted cropped bomber jackets paired with a black viscose stretch short tube skirt or a gold-plated nylon quilted full skirt.
Actress Victoria Justice best known for starring in the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious and a devotee of the brand was in the audience.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
It’s official — Public School is for girls too.
The fashion line that is.
Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne whose catchily named heavily street-influenced menswear brand has had a meteoric rise the last few years stepped wholeheartedly into womenswear on Sunday with a spring 2015 collection divided equally between the genders.
“It was actually even a little more women’s than men’s which is obviously different for us” Osborne noted with a smile after the show.
The colour palette included black but also white and a bold electric blue. Shapes went from large and boxy as in oversized jackets shirts and vests often paired with loose-falling shorts to sleek as in a striking black sleeveless dress with side cutout detail worn over an electric blue shirt dress that peeked out underneath.
Also striking: A long-sleeved women’s pullover sweater with “open sleeves” leaving bare arms hanging freely in front with the sweater sleeves almost like a train and a silky electric blue blouse that fell almost to the knee.
Shirt tails hung out defiantly. Hats were unisex; in a somewhat odd touch both men and women wore what resembled military caps.
JOSEPH ALTUZARRA
In a spring collection that moved easily through pink seersucker gingham tailored for adult women into open leather lattice in vests and dresses Joseph Altuzarra ended his New York Fashion Week show with breezy deconstructed gowns that included one glistening in gold.
It was a long journey inspired in part by the girlish naivete of the devil’s childbearer in Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby and the Irish rogue in Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon.
The finale’s gold chiffon along with two other loose gowns in red and pink prints were Altuzarra’s 21st-century response to the constraints of 18-century clothing for women.
Though he had some see-through moments that wouldn’t work for most the spring collection seemed intended to make a woman’s life just a tad easier.
“I really think about clothes that women want to wear” he said in a backstage interview after the show. “I think that’s what’s really interesting for me.”
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