Marc Jacob’s evening show drew NYFW to a close Thursday night. From September 5-12, designers, models, celebrities and the like came together to celebrate the beautiful collaborations assembled by some of fashion’s most veteran and up-and-commers. Throughout the week, designers showcased their spring 2014 ready-to-wear collections among an audience of the world’s most famous and fashionable people.
For those of us, including myself, who were not cool enough to be a member of the exclusive audience, sites like style.com and vogue.com streamed live coverage of the event, allowing the less exclusive, like me to partake in the viewing of the shows.
So in case you missed out or didn’t have the time to tune in, here’s a quick recap of some of my favorite trends that graced the runway:
1. Crop tops
Proenza Schouler, NYFW, Ready-to-wear Spring 2014
Proenza Schouler and Milly’s take on crop tops is one of my favorites. I saw a lot of mid-drift, some more tastefully displayed than others, but both designers displays takes the cake.
Proenza Schouler’s was appealing on many levels but to me, his show most successfully showed how mid-drift can be sexy and sophisticated. Rather than just showing skin for the sake of it, the talented designer duo of Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, instead used beautifully constructed embroidered skits and cotton crepe pants to do so.
Milly’s take differed greatly from Schouler’s but this does not steal the talented designer’s spotlight. Milly used sporty track suits with various patterns and cut-outs that were then paired with neon crop tops and other eye-catching accessories. The pieces that the designer composed were not only sporty, and chic, but they are very easy to wear, without the fuss.
Milly, NYFW, Spring 2014 ready-to-wear
2. Lots of leather
Rebecca Taylor, NYFW, Spring ready-to-wear 2014
Lots and lots of leather or all shades graced the runways in New York. My favorite takes of the trend were Rebecca Taylor’s pastel versions and MM6 Maison Margiela’s traditionally edgy take. What I found appealing about Rebecca Taylor’s version was that the light pastels toned down the traditionally edgy look.
While MM6 Maison Margiela’s take may have been the more standard look that leather has been portrayed, his take was anything but traditional. Leather cutouts paired with round totes and other accessories made the trend more sophisticated and 3-dimentional.
MM6 Maison Martin Margiela, NYFW, Spring 2014 ready-to-wear
3. Sheer and sophisticated
A trend that has graced the runways in both the fall and spring of 2013 as well as prior seasons, transparent materials of all shapes made a major presence at NYFW. However, this time, it was taken to a whole new level.
My favorite designers takes on the trend were Vera Wang and Alexander Wang. Both designers took the seasoned trend to a whole new dimension, using sophisticated patterns and shapes that captivated audiences.
Vera Wang, NYFW, Spring 2014 ready-to-wear
Alexander Wang, NYFW, Spring 2014 ready-to-wear
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This is awesome. Fashion week is the best. So glad you’re recapping it for the class!
I’ve never been one to keep up with NYFW because it always overwhelmed me. I love your summary though! It makes fashion seem so much less daunting. I really like the pale leather look. I’ll have to be on the lookout for some of these new styles the next time I shop!
It was a good fashion week! Thanks for recapping for the class!