Skip to main content

Some Thoughts on Some Fall '13 Collections

I did a brief/limited look at Fall '13 Collections shown in New York here. It's taken me some time to look through the collections shown across the pond, but I'm finally starting to troll through the photos over at Style.com and I have some thoughts on four collections in particular.  





I love the detailing on these coats. This sparkle ombre effect was seen on a variety of pieces in this collection.  Makes me think this might be an interesting look to DIY imitate. Adding sparkle to the hemline of a big coat? Of course, when sparkle and DIY are in the same sentence one can't help but think "Bedazzler" and that can be a scary road to drive. I HATE the wigs though. I get the 50's kind of vibe the runway presentation was going for, but that hair is horrid. 






Okay, I felt like I was watching a mashup of "Singles," "Boys on the Side," and "The Craft" when flipping through the slide show of this collection.  The '90's are back my friends! I LOVE the first look of a flannel, tight leather pants, and a blazer. I can totally see myself rocking that outfit. And the feminine/short/flirty dress with a big coat or cardigan, I get the concept of that.  I like the grungy, throw-it-on ease of it.  But this is a major fashion house, and I know those grungy cardies are going to retail for hundreds of flipping dollars! That is just redonkulous! Why not just go to the thrift store for sundresses and old man coats?  So even though I'm responding to the aesthetic (in a nostalgic way) I don't think this was a strong collection, BUT it has a lot of real life elements. So, I guess I'm saying I liked it, but I didn't find it high end enough for such a major label. 





This collection has more fur than Chewbacca's planet. I'm not a huge fan of fur, it's usually makes a silhouette bulkier and when not used in outerwear comes off as pretentious. Of course, if I was married to a Russian oligarch  I might be singing a different tune.  Anyway, these two looks are all about the print for me.  About a year ago in my ramblings on those 2012 fall collections here I noticed at Libertine a forest pattern emerging.  Now here at Marni we have a different take on that theme. I don't want to toot my own horn, but I'm obviously a fabulous trend forecaster for calling out that noise!  And I'm still loving the idea of tree/forest/branch patterns for fall, it's so obvious, yet so fresh in my mind. 

Also in my mind, I really dig the personal style of Marni's head designer Consuelo Castiglioni

 So chic!


Stella McCartney





This collection was all menswear inspired. There were a lot of head-to-toe looks in pinstripes, which is a great non-pattern pattern. But mostly, I responded to the coats in the collection. I think Fall/Winter '13 will be the season of the over-sized statement coat. And as you know from above, I'm pretty much right-on when I make these sorts of predictions. 

Don't forget to vote on my dress here.  Results tomorrow!



Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Two Things

First: Isabel Marant's collocation for H&M debuts today in select stores AND online at noon, so you may want to get up on that.  Here are a few looks I'm lusting after. Hello mixed patterns!   Love the oversized coat and the detail on these jeans.   Patterned blazer, cropped colorful trousers, yes please!   Of course, I cannot partake in this collection with my Year Of No Shopping, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. So get ready to go by noon because I'm sure this noise will sell out fast.   Number Two: I'm thinking about a new haircut.  Something along the lines of Tilda Swinton .     What do we think? I'm not going to go blond, but I like the shorter/buzzed sides and back with length on the top. Mr. Keller is hesitant, he thinks it's too masculine, but I'm kind of in the mood to go a bit edgy and I've had the same cut now for two-ish years...  FYI: Tilda Swinton is my spirit animal!    

Nasty Gal

Since the weather has been horrible I've been consoling myself with online shopping. And have made my first purchase with Nasty Gal : Lacy Chiffon Blouse Yuma Studded Blouse Alva Knit Dotted Stud Blouse Apparently I'm having a button-up shirt craving. I think all three of these shirts could work with the sweater, which is an alternative to your basic pull-over and may be a bit too edgy for work. But, I'm thinking a conservative wool trousers would nicely balance it out.  And in writing this I've come to the realization that my work "uniform" for the rest of the winter will focus on mixing edgy pieces, (or items with unexpected details) with conservative basics.  That might not always actually happen, but it's a good starting off point in planning a week's office wear.  Okay, enough of my pontificating, go check out the sale over at Nasty Gal there are some great deals to be had.

40 Year Old Cottagecore

  dress-Anthropologie(more options here ), sunnies- DIFF Eyewear , necklace- Benevolence LA , bag-- Shiraleah , sandals- Born I first became aware of Cottagecore earlier this summer and found it to be an aesthetic I can appreciate and find aspirational , but was not necessarily a style that aligned with my wheelhouse. Well as I've been growing my hair during covid quarantine and having picked up this dress as seen here , I felt that I was ready to tackle #cottagecore here on my 40th birthday!!! Yep, that's right today I turn 40 (but I don't look it). And while it's been a year like no other, I feel excited for my next year, decade, chapter of my life. I think it's fair to say I'm done having babies and ready to move on from the chaos of very little children to the chaos of big kids.  I no longer feel like I have something to proof in my work, writing, sense of self. I'm just going to enjoy and be grateful for the many blessings of family, friends, health, a