Spring 2014

Lanvin: Welcome to the Shining! Not the sinister Eighties flick, but Alber Elbaz’s glitzy runway. Whether it was in copper, magenta, cherry red, turquoise, or gold, the pieces popped in all kinds of glittery material like lamé, tweed, jacquard, lace and so on. Silhouettes came in an array of style likes a seafoam green Twenties style fringe flapper dress worn by Lindsey Wixson or a Seventies-style copper jumpsuit on Janice Olida. There were Eighties blousson minidresses, like a green belted number that split up the side of one leg and got topped off with an oversized bow.

While the next fashion week is a mere five months away, we can’t get the Spring 2014 collections out of our heads. We’re currently reliving this moment we had with Richard Chai, who talked the talk after his models walked the walk at his spring show…

The Truth Behind The Casting Of The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show [Vogue UK]
As told by creative director Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou…Few Things Are Chicer Than The Original Jet Setters [The Daily Beast]
With the release of the book Swans: Legends Of The Jet Society by Assouline, reliving these moments of ultimate glamour is as easy as turning the page…Anna Dello Russo Reveals Her Love For Miley Cyrus [Grazia]
And her desire to one day be a rock star!

Today in London a mod walked the runway at Ryan Lo (no relation to Ryan Lochte) in this inimitable look for Spring 2014. We’ve been waiting for the dog/rabbit look to light up the runway for eons now. According to LFW’s official site, Lo is from Hong Kong and is self taught “from You Tube videos.” That’s a new one.

Thom Browne
: Positively clinical! In the chicest of manners, of course. Asylum-themed and one of the most theatrical shows we’ve seen this week, Browne brought the insanity for a seriously sick show. The collection consisted of stark contrasts between black and white, the occasional navy, and a few instances of creamy silk looks offset by models’ messily smeared crimson red lips. With frizzy, wildly teased coifs and equally crazed looks in their eyes, their exaggerated appearances were just as important in presenting the elaborate collection.

Diane von Furstenberg
If DvF’s goal was to create a stylish, color-kissed Oasis in the midst of a rough, unpredictable, and scary world (or New York Fashion Week. as we like to call it!) she hit the nail right on the head! Furstenburg’s Spring 2014 collection was at least an escape from the dreary and mundane. Karen Elson opened the show in a swingy, black and white diamond print skirt followed by more casual, flirty iterations in the same fishnet-like print, with layers of lace peeking out from under the full skirts. Tunics over wide legged pants and equally relaxed, loose fitting jumpsuits abounded. An underlying nautical theme coursed through the collection with thick ropes weaving through large-ring grommets, lacing up sides of said jumpsuits. Similarly laced up details appeared on crop tops for corset-esque appeal.

Creatures Of The Wind: “Hail Hyperborea” was the theme of Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters’ Spring show this season. What on earth does that mean? Something otherworldly—mythological, to be exact. “It’s a place in ancient Greek mythology where the sun shined 24 hours and everyone lived forever,” said Peters. Sounds (and looked) good to us. The resulting collection included several gold and silver lame below-the-knee skirts and short sleeved Forties and Fifties inflected button downs that were less glitzy-glam than they were straight-up cool. As for the era references, the duo sourced the vibe and silhouettes of the collection from the photographs of Eugene von Bruenchenhein, an obscure artist who hailed from Wisconsin. The shutterbug’s portraits of his wife from that time period have recently been thrust into the spotlight thanks to the Venice Biennale. Thus, the Chicago natives infused elements of Western clothing mixed with a Grease-esque “Pink Ladies” feel. Think swing skirts with big rose accents, neck scarves, and a long pale pink blazer with a destroyed flower Swarovski crystal detail worn over a cashmere metal melange ribbed sweater and black paper nylon sport shorts that sashayed down the runway to Hisham Baroocha’s mix of the Beach Boys and Nancy Sinatra.

Veronica Beard: One story above Bleecker Street, a crowd of heeled and coifed fashion folk time-traveled back to the Eighties with Veronica Beard. Luckily for all, not a shoulder pad was in sight. Rather, the collection from the sister-in-law design team focused on the energy of the time and staying true to the silhouettes of the current era, although the slicked back hair was certainly a ode to past styles.

The Hollywood power stylist duo composed of Emily Current and Meritt Elliott are finally filling the masses in on what they’ve been up to since bidding adieu to their eponymous denim line. Their latest collab? A design stint with Pottery Barn’s younger offshoot, PBteen. The 37-piece collection, entiled Emily and Merritt for PBteen, has been percolating for approximately a year.

Let the Spring 2014 NYFW show shuffles begin: For the first time in five years, Calvin Klein Collection will be moving NYFW show spaces from their usual garment district location to the brand-new Spring Studios in Tribeca. As the first and only label showing this season in the soon-to-be-opened spot, Spring Studio’s minimalistic vibe will surely dovetail with the house’s Spring 2014 collection that Francisco Costa will be sending down the runway.