September marked the start of New York Fashion Week. From Sept. 4-11, Fashion Week creates excitement for fall, making September and October two of the biggest fashion months of the year. After the New York shows, London, Milan, and Paris follow. These shows predict predict which designers’ looks will be trendy — creating outfits for people all over the world
Most East students don’t spend their money at Bergdorfs, or Chanel. We go to thrift stores, local retail or any store with reasonable prices. You may be wondering how these high fashion shows affect what you wear. Trust me — they do.
Fashion forecasters work to predict trends for each season. They analyze the looks from different shows, pick out which designs are trending and look for common colors, hem lines, etc. Then commercial brands will take the designs that reappear through the shows and recreate them in their brand’s style. Things such as longer skirts, red colors, and platform shoes, for example.You can see aspects of these designs in the clothes at places like H&M, Urban Outfitters and Gap.
Every year there are a few successful stand-out designers, which results in many commercial brands that replicate these styles. This year, the three that received the best reviews were Alexander Wang, DKNY and Elizabeth And James. These three designers are very different, and provide inspiration for three unique girl’s styles at East.
ALEXANDER WANG
The Alexander Wang look is more suitable for someone with a classic, yet modern style. Someone who kills it in a head-to-toe black outfit. The Wang girl is businesslike, yet knows how to have a good time.
In Wang’s Spring 2015 collection there were beautiful high-waisted pants, perfect for business, paired with a unique crop top that keeps the look edgy. Wang’s color scheme usually sticks to a black and white aesthetic, but mixes it up with unique dresses in abstract patterns and colors.
If you want to rock this look, you can find high waisted black trousers at topshop.com. You’ll want to look for all black, with a cut just above the ankles. These pants are slim fit and will give you a classy appearance, while showing of your bod. Pair these pants with a halter-crop, which is a mix of a halter top and a crop top. The tops pattern is very funky, yet kept classy with a nice fabric, and black and white colors.
Complete the outfit with a simple black clutch, and strappy black, one-inch, platform sandals. To dress this look up, you can pair it with a classic black blazer, then take it off for a more edgy look.
DKNY
If you have a more urban or grunge style DKNY is the designer to draw inspiration from. This collection contains a lot of geometric patterns and bright colors. To achieve this look, you can find colorful tunics that are full of patterns, or even stylish T-Shirt dresses, which can be found at Urban Outfitters.
The other look that DKNY showcased at the fashion week shows were long circle skirts. Last season, circle skirts made their debut back on the runway. Now they are back, but instead of above the knee-line, the hemline ends around the ankles. Since this look has been done before, items like this can be found at a thrift store.
The last look you’ll want to steal is the 3-inch platform sandals. These can be made really funky with holographic straps or classier going the all-black route. You can find sandals like DKNY’s at Nasty Gal or Unif.
ELIZABETH AND JAMES
Elizabeth And James isn’t what you’ll see me wearing in the halls, but I appreciate their posh look. The designs are clean cut, classic and even preppy. They stick to natural colors like beige, black and white. This could work for many girls who like to be well put together, yet not too “out there.”
To get the Elizabeth and James look you will want high-waisted, well-fit shorts. The fabric is silk, making them chic. You can dress the shorts up with a button down or pair them with the cropped loose sweater. The pullover is a sort of salt and pepper pattern and has a deeper neckline, showing skin– but not too much. You can find items like these at J-Crew.
To complete this look you can easily pair the shorts and pullover with strappy flat sandals, black sunglasses and a black backpack. Once it’s all put together a fun, well-dressed look will definitely be achieved.
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