by Courtney Minor.
NYC Fall Fashion Week 09 is officially over. I looked at all of the
collections, sorted through them, found my favorites, and now I’m
here to report the trends. But first, my favorite collection of the season:
3.1 Phillip Lim
If you want to be the coolest chick at the party, you better be wearing one of Lim’s sparkling dresses.
Trends:
Accentuated Shoulders
(MISS SIXTY) (JULIAN LOUIE)
Shine-On
Fall 2009 will not be short of sparkling personalities: sequins, metallics, and glittering materials were covering the runway this season. Dresses, skirts, coats, tops… it’s all sequined-out.
(NANETTE LEPORE) (ALEXANDRE HERCHOVITCH)
Fur
Fur was seen all over the runways this season, which won’t make some people too happy. Fur coats, fur vests, fur shawls, fur hats, fur on bags and shoes…
Phillip Lim (above) used fur this season in ways that other designers didn’t; he made two really great pieces, a tube dress and a full mini-skirt, using fur. They add a little bit of luxury to an otherwise young, feminine, edgy collection.
Alexandre Herchovitch (below) also used fur interestingly on a couple of mini dresses.
Rocker-Chic
Leather jackets, studs & pyramids, lean black pants, t-shirts, gothic lace, chains, legging, fishnets, and leather; most collections included at least one of these elements.
(ELISE OVERLAND) (MISS SIXTY)
Hot Chip fans! Jesse Rose is about to take you through one of the best subway rides of the year, even if you’re the one standing up. His recently released album What Do You Do If You Don’t? hit the fan on the 23rd. This one’s one to get in line for (that’s not another title, we’re really telling you to go get in line and pick it up, oh wait, you don’t get in line anymore you can just click ‘buy’). The beats are consistent and not, just like this sentence, and what we love the most about it: variety. But enough about me, go on and get a listen! 5 out of 5 stars. Our favorites: “Touch My Horn”, and “Night at the Dogs”.
MEETING WHERE KRIS KIDD PHOTOGRAPHY DROPPED BY TO GIVE US SOME OF HIS SERVICES. CHECK THEM OUT:
recently released a single “Zero” which is to appear on their new album It’s Blitz! to be released on April 6th this year. It had been a while since Show Your Bones (2006), so naturally we expect something to show for the time passed. What do you all think?
New Song: Synthesize. Live Visual Performance.
