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Carolina Herrera admitted to having been inspired by the freedom and artistic
expression of Vienna just before the 20’s and wanted to evoke the feeling of
effortless glamour and artistic creativity. It was all about a decidedly
folkloric and honest luxury, not one that is plastic, commercial, and over
the top. The 42 piece collection was well edited (a trend on the runways
here as designers seem to be paring down their shows a bit) and there were
some wearable and beautiful pieces, many of which were embroidered or
printed. Ms. Herrera was not alone in her embrace of the polka dot this
season (another big trend), and hers were frothy and done in organza (often
multi layered), but she also utilized an over scaled floral. The coffee bean
colored tweed jacket worn with ivory cashmere sweater and white skirt with
suede embroidery was a new take on the suit; a brown and ivory cotton eyelet
dress with apple green straps looked sweet, elegant, and fresh, as did a
black and white over scaled floral sundress with wide brown sash. Her gutsy
and homespun take on evening was one of the best of the season- exemplified
by the brown and ivory cotton eyelet bolero with raffia embroidery and ivory
file coupe gown; and the sky blue cotton fitted jacket worn over a voluminous
black white cotton skirt with floral embroidery And while her swimwear is
pretty great, would somebody please tell me who she is designing those shorts
for? Does her customer actually buy them?
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