NY Fall 2013 Collections

London Fashion Week is in full swing right now, but I've been taking a look through the collections show last week in NYC.  And here are some thoughts....

Pops of Orange

Altuzarra

Creatures of the Wind

Rag & Bone

I love the idea of having a pop of orange (or any bright color) at the collar bringing attention up to the face and giving these somewhat severe looks a bit of whimsy. This could also work the opposite way, give a flirty outfit some edge.

Full Skirts

Alexandre Herchovitch


Band of Outsiders

I think the full skirt/nipped waist will be big this fall. Raf Simmons revitalized Dior's New Look in such a big way I think we'll start to see the trickle down effect in other collections.

Leather

3.1 Phillip Lim


Altuzzarra

I've been noticing for awhile now the way designers are reinventing uses for leather, last seen here. The Phillip Lim look is not out-of-the-box in terms of a leather vest, but that it's paired with a fuzzy sweater and sweatpants peaks my interest. The styling here is giving me ideas of mixing lounge wear and outer wear for a full outfit. This leather dress from Altuzarra is giving me grownup-lady-badass, which is an interesting contrast that I haven't tried before. Sophisticated punk, I like it!

50 Shades of Purple

Rag & Bone

Ruffian

3.1 Phillip Lim

Or more like 2... just like the orange above, purple was also another color featured by several different designers. And from these looks by Rag & Bone and Phillip Lim I'm thinking that purple and orange (and subtler tones of each) may be the breakout color pairing of fall 2013... I guess we'll have to wait and see...

All images via Style.com

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