New  York Fashion Week Day Six Clothes in an art gallery, judged by the tenets of modern art – this was the concept of Reed Krakoff, who eschewed a show this season in favour of a presentation. “A colour field,” said the designer, explaining the prevalence of blue in the model line up. Krakoff reeled off more […]

New  York Fashion Week Day Six After a faltering start last season, Boss Womenswear, the female side of Hugo Boss, got on track. Staged at the top of the World Trade Center, with digital bushes challenging the view over the Manhattan waterline, designer Jason Wu’s collection was a hit. Where the previous Boss Womenswear effort was […]

New  York Fashion Week Day Six Ah, those irrepressible Sixities! Mini skirts, stove pipe pants, long hair for men and knee-high boots for dolly girls. “Granny Takes a Trip,” said Anna Sui, referring to the Swinging London boutique of that name. She was surrounded by three leggy men in flower-power patterned jackets, channelling the Sixties’ Art […]

New York Fashion Week Day Six “I made it all myself!” said Miley Cyrus, sticking out that infamous tongue and showing the crazy, colourful jewellery – from threaded beads to dice and feathers – that she had made for the Jeremy Scott spring/summer 2015 show. By the time the designer pulled Miley up from her front-row seat […]

New  York Fashion Week Day Six “Be my, be my baby,” crooned the Ronettes, adding yet another layer of upbeat energy to the famously happy shows of Michael Kors. That song, linking the prim Fifties to the Swinging Sixties, expressed the spirit of the show, where the designer of upbeat sportswear mixed streamlined pieces with high romanticism. […]

New York Fashion Week Day Five “Sexy elements of sport!” announced Narciso Rodriguez backstage after a striking collection that celebrated a streamlined modernity with a subtle twist. The designer has always been a minimalist, following body curves and slicing away fabric at geometric angles. But this show had loosened up without softening the basic message. That […]

Luxe, calm and voluptuous – quintessential de la Renta style for New  York Fashion Week Day Five “Lightness – and flowers – that’s why I have them here,” said Oscar de la Renta, referring to the tight cluster of pink blooms and greenery at the back of the runway. The idea of pretty clothes for summer […]

New  York Fashion Week Day Five I was so mesmerised – but not in a good way – by the stratospherically loud music at the Marc by Marc Jacobs show, that I was more concerned with my ears exploding to the sound of a thousand decibels of Johann Strauss’s The Blue Danube than with what stylists Luella […]

Colours and textures reminiscent of Picasso The French Côte d’Azur is a fashion landmark for the summer New York 2015 season. But in a concise and colourful show, Tory Burch took a different perspective on the South of France: Vallauris and the arty colony of Pablo Picasso at the time he was there with Françoise […]

New  York Fashion Week Day Five The message was on the wall at the Vera Wang show, where the models walked out through an arch of black leaves on to a gravel runway that looked like it ought to be sand. The fashionistas in stiletto heels or barefoot sandals were not amused. Vera’s show started […]