blondes
Blondes proved again that yes, they always have more fun. Closing out this season’s New York Fashion Week was a glitzy affair hosted by fashion’s most entertaining duo, David and Phillipe Blond.
Returning to their metaphorical roots, this collection paid homage to the brand’s greatest moments in chain hardware. Never one to shy away from excess, the I Dream of Jeannie-style models sported ponytails and strutted down the catwalk as rapper Saucy Santana performed to wild applause. More continued to be more as hemlines swayed and swayed from structured bodies, suits, jackets and dresses that were dazzled with Preciosa crystals and covered in a chain-themed print. An eye-catching model tore off his shirt and the lovely slinky models offered a taste of the new ready-to-wear line in chain prints, hoodies and leggings. Sarah Shears
Willy Chavarria
On the final evening of New York Fashion Week, California-born menswear designer Willy Chavarria could only have felt elated — the audience at his Fall 2022 presentation, staged in Collegiate Church Marble on 5th Avenue was packed full of heavy stuff. hitters, from industry insiders like Thakoon and GQ EIC Will Welch to shy aesthetes like rapper G-Eazy. Plus, days ago, Chavarria was awarded the 2022 National Design Award for Fashion Design by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Not bad.
Chavarria, whose clothes draw as much inspiration from Chicano culture as Calvin Klein, favors exaggerated silhouettes and high waists, as well as jackets that bounce up and away from the wearer’s body like a peacock spreading its feathers. his. The new collection, titled Please Rise, throws the designer’s casual elements into a whole new, romantic dimension: large blue and red rosettes adorn the belt’s waist and shield crotch, while dramatic trains spill over at least one key ensemble.
There’s an exciting ’70s excess in the peter pan collars that adorn Chavarria’s black, papal-cut capes, and despite the new sheen, the collection was very distinctly Chavarria: ultra-wide jackets, big and work clothes were all there. When the designer came out to greet the audience, he received the loudest applause I’ve heard all week. Helen Holmes
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Wiederhoeft
Why settle for the ordinary when you can be extraordinary? Enter Jackson Wiederhoeft, Wiederhoeft’s fun and charming theater designer, whose show Wednesday brought theater, dance performance and fashion together in a dazzling ballet at the Mulberry Street YMCA that ended with a standing ovation.
Amidst the Dracula-themed Gothic drama, models and dancers wore brightly colored corsets and bedazzled gowns. Long opera coats with large hoods came in a variety of textures, an exposed crinoline cage adorned a model with an angelic corset, and puffed taffeta and tulle made their way into skirts and frocks. The collection and show was a much needed reminder of the simple pleasure and beauty of playing with clothes. Sarah Shears
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A company
Pragmatic and functional, A–Company’s new professional wear collection released on Wednesday transcended unnecessary features and over-the-top features. Instead, Collection VIII returned to the true meaning of workwear, but at the same time embraced a more relaxed fit that has embraced millennials and GenZers who are beginning to thrive in corporate environments.
The brand sought to address the disappearing acts of ties and tights in the workplace, “two garments with the potential to hold things together that have traditionally been used in fashion to do the opposite,” according to Company A’s NYFW press release –. None of the iconic items, which have been criticized for being too stiff and heavy, were included in any of the pieces.
The look brought business attire into a modern, gender-nonconforming era. The line focused on non-transparency and transparency. Soft tones, loose suit jackets, coats and chinos were evident in their professional purposes. But subtle textures, such as silk, prevented the aesthetic from being too stiff or angular and facilitated versatility. Brooke Leigh Howard
