New York Fashion Week Fall 2014 report 3

This is my third and final report from New York Fashion Week. I've seen some great looks and shows but none of this season's shows had the potential to make history in my opinion. But who knows what London will bring?

Stacey Bendet from Alice + Olivia searched inspiration in the world of fairytales and translated that in a very Victorian like collection with a tomboy touch.

The richness of Vienna was the inspiration behind Mark Badgley and James Mischka’s beautiful lineup, in which they showed their collection mixed with pieces from Badgley Mischka Couture. This influence was noticeable in the details such as lace and plenty of glitter. 

Jenny Packham is one of the favorites from Kate Middleton and we can easily see why. The inspiration of this collection was Bianca Jagger and her seventies style. I can see lots of modern it-girls wear these looks on the red carpet with combinations such as beaded sweaters with ball gown skirts.

Gilles Mendel's collection for J. Mendel was all about geometrics. But my favourites from the show were the simple dresses and the furs. 

“Clean drama. No ruffles, no flounces — everything has a reason and a purpose.” That’s how Zac Posen described his collection . The dresses were quite simple without any embellishments.

New York Fashion Week Fall 2014 report 2

Yesterday I watched the shows from Carolina Herrera, Milly and Reem Acra online. So today I give you a review of these three shows.

“There is no reference to the past,” said Carolina Herrera during a preview. “I’m trying to go to the future.” The designer didn't lie, she tried to stay away from the princess gowns she usually designs. Carolina Herrera used a lot of volume such as rounded shoulders and a quiet palette of colors such as brown and navy.

Milly is a quite new brand which I recently discovered and totally fell in love with. Michelle Smit's collection reminded me of the movie "Black Swan". Smit used a lot of layers, texture and plenty of shine. The collection was a mix and match of masculine and feminine pieces combined into different perfect looks.

With her fall collection, Reem Acra said she wanted to describe the journey of an elegant woman through a night in Paris. In my opinion you can add mysterious and chic to that description. She used lots of embellishments, feathers, lace and even crystals.