New York Fashion Week

It's New York Fashion Week already.  When did that happen?  I'll be honest, it has snuck up on me some what and now I'm trying to catch up.  There were a few things I wanted to post about before the fashion weeks hit but that may now have to wait. 

So, day two (technically its day three but time differences must allow artist license...) into NYFW and there's nothing really I've fallen in love with, which is unsurprising considering its only day two and New York never really delivers in the way Paris, Milan and London does.  Still, here are my (rather slim) pickings of Fashion Week thus far.

Nicholas K

military, tan and olive colours, nomadic, slouchy, heavy duty boots, brown, earthy tones, hoods, comfortable, traveller, shirts, draping, oversized bag.

Nicole Miller

sheer, white, light weight fabrics, chiffon, grey, shirts, maxis, floaty, relaxed, green, black, neutrals, moody

I'm looking foward to Charlotte Ronson, Diane Von Furstenberg, Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang, Rodarte, Jill Stuart, Marc Jacobs and Rebecca Taylor.

Leighton Meester

I have a slight confession.  I love Gossip Girl.  Be warned, when Gossip Girl comes back on next week I will be in a Chuck/Blair love fest.  If it weren't for those two I wouldn't even watch the show.  But I'll try to keep my adoration off the blog.

While I adore Chuck and Blair, I LOVE Leighton Meester.  She's definitely the best thing on that show, the most talented with the best lines and fashion, and she's also gorgeous.  I'm absolutely loving two of the outfits she rocked this week, a Versus dress (which is my fantasy dress) and Proenza Schouler trousers.  I do wish she had teamed the PS trousers with a lighter material top instead of the knit, but hey ho, she's looks gorgeous anyway.

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Lanvin for H&M

The new collaboration between H&M and their chosen designer was revealed last week. After a swirl of rumours, it was no surprise for most of us that Lanvin was announced as the new addition to the H&M family. 

A few details were given about the collection: “It’s very Lanvin. It’s very much our world, our aesthetic,” said Alber Elbaz. “It’s all the pieces we’ve done yesterday and not pieces we will do tomorrow.”

Now while I'm not a huge fan of Lanvin, I don't dislike them either.  As I went through the latest collection of Lanvin while writing this post there are a few looks I like and quite a few that I can see being made with H&M quality and cost standards.  Now obviously the collection for H&M will not be a complete copy of Lanvin's runway items, but I wouldn't mind having this full length dress in my closet for only a handful of tenners.
 

I suppose one of the best high street and designer collections I've seen is Uniqlo and Jill Sander, purely because their aesthetics are very similar.  H&M, with their many lines and collections are often schizophrenic, with work clothes, teenage clothes and casual all in the same store.  And yes, this is how the brand makes money but perhaps one of the reasons the H&M collaborations of the past haven't excited me tremendously is because it all seems a bit half-hearted, not entirely a H&M garment nor one true to the designer either.

Hopefully Elbaz will be true to his word and "recreate" past looks from his most famous collections, so a true piece of Lanvin can be bought at high-street prices. 

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Now with Kate Moss designing her final collection at Topshop (it seems unfair to lump Kate Moss in with a post about designer and high street collaborations but I wouldn't like to refer her in connection with other celebrity collections), I'm excited to see what new partnerships are in the offing on the highstreet. 

Personally, I tend not to buy high street and designer collaborations purely because everyone seems to own them.  I remember when the Kate Moss collection first came out - you couldn't go anywhere without seeing one of her pieces on someone.  While I love the idea of being able to wear something from a designer and highstreet partnership, I'm not really interested in being a carbon copy.  But it's the negatives of the highstreet I suppose.

What do you think - is anyone excited about Lanvin?  Depressed about Moss?  Got your eye on something else?

The Week Ahead

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Isobel Scholten

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Drew Barrymore

I don't know whether she's got a new stylist lately, or she's trying something news, whatever it is she better not let it go.  What's your favourite look?

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