This week is the beginning of 2008’s NY Fall Fashion Week, which showcases the best of the newest upcoming designs from high-end designers from around the world. With collections from Diane von Furstenburg and Calvin Klein to events hosted by W Hotels and Mercedes Benz, New York Fashion Week shows off the ultimate in 2009’s glam-wear.
Diane Von Furstenburg
Diane von Furstenburg was inspired by Vogue editor Diana Vreeland for her newest collection which revolves around looks taken straight out of a Woodstock documentary. Featuring a variety of colors and fabrics, the primary look for this collection is already popular—layered, flowing skirts and dresses that can be worn anywhere day or night.
Her line even features a variety of colors we haven’t seen on a lot of these looks, such as black for a baby doll dress usually seen in baby pink or white. There are also no flower prints in sight for her straight legged silk pants seen on the runway paired with a typically hippie yellow tunic-style belted top.
Fashion Week Technology
Not only are the designers doing new and unusual things, but the stage and lighting designers behind the scenes are too. On the Los Angeles Times website it is reported that some of the shows have featured “Old school, light saber sized” fluorescent lights. On Friday afternoon Shipley & Halmos was the first show to feature this style of lighting. Some of the bars were arranged hanging from the ceiling in vertical lines.
Even cult Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto revealed his new collection collaboration with Adidas against a background of fluorescent lights. The collection not only features shoes but also a wide array of looks for men and women in materials like classic tweed, denim and leather and patterns like plaid, which has been making a comeback for the past few months primarily with the tween set.
Y-3
This collection seems to be focused around wearability with styles like mod mini-dresses and jackets with high rounded collars and athlete friendly flat boots that combine classic Adidas functionality with Yamamoto’s high-fashion flare. Although the presentation and concepts are 21st century, this is a collection that also features prominent '60s-inspired design, only this time more mod looks make it into the collection.
The name Y-3 comes from a combination of Yamamoto’s name and the three stripes of the Adidas logo which has become an iconic symbol around the world over the years.
The show, which presented looks for both men and women, was presented amid a setting of glass bricks and a glass runway which was so slick some of the models almost slipped. The show is also available for viewing on the Y-3 website.
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