Last week’s fall 2010 collections marked the end of an era; they were the last shows to take place in the Bryant Park tents. This September, fashion week will center around Damrosch Park, a venue in Lincoln Center. For me, the highlights were Marchesa and Monique Lhuillier, and I also loved that so many collections included a gorgeous shade of deep red in their color palettes.
Carolina Herrera used crimson and silver to accent her bold, architectural silhouettes.
Lela Rose (left) and Christian Siriano (right) combined two of my favorite things- fitted tops with voluminous skirts- in a shiny pomegranate shade.
Monique Lhuillier’s rose dress (left) could have been a cliche, but it’s so beautifully tailored that it works. Prabal Gurung (right), a relatively new designer whose fabulous Spring 2010 collection earned him many celebrity clients, uses red to heighten the contrast in what is already a striking silhouette.
I loved the innovative construction techniques used to create the next two dresses:
Herve Leger by Max Azria (left) designed an intricate, grid-like pattern that makes the dress resemble a building blueprint, and Monique Lhuillier created an exceptionally flattering silhouette using curved vertical lines (although, I do question the color choice.)
Now onto the party dresses; how much fun are these next two looks?
Marchesa (left) and Isaac Mizrahi (right)
There was also what looked like an explosion of tulle/sheer fabrics in some of the collections- which is unusual for fall- but in the best possible way:
Isaac Mizrahi (left) and Monique Lhuillier (right)
Marchesa
There was a trend towards using the color silver in many of the collections as well, and I really liked these two dresses:
Luca Luca (left) and Cynthia Steffe (right)
The next two dresses take eveningwear in a new, unexpected direction:
The Prabal Gurung gown (left) is metallic and futuristic but still totally acceptable for an awards show or other glamorous event, and the Isaac Mizrahi dress (right) dresses up a daytime print by draping it from a structured, charcoal colored bodice.
(Images from style.com)
