Autumn(Fall)/ Winter

Sass & Bide’s latest offering to us Sass-and-Bide-obsessed is starting to roll into stores now.

The new collection titled, Future of Now was shown at the recent L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival and it is a beaut looking at the lookbook shots.

Favourite pieces will have to be the Cast in Glory alpaca and leather vest – gorg! (which has already available in stores now), the embellished trimmed jacket, the quilted leather jacket and that camel orange and black printed everything!

WD xx

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March 8, 2013

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February 21, 2013

Autumn(Fall)/ Winter, Runway collections

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VERA WANG – FALL 2013 COLLECTION

Vera Wang described her Fall 2013 collection as an exploration of classic dressmaking in sculptural silhouettes. The show opened with a structured vest, a jacket with puffed sleeves and layers of texture and simplicity. I enjoyed the texture of the black looks and those shoes – gorgeous!

The black fox fur wrap fastened with a brown belt and coupled with a long vest was nice. Favourite looks being the jewelled t-shirt dresses, vests and v-necked dresses towards the end of the collection.

I loved the colour palette of this collection; the nudes, blacks and warm purple and gold hues were gorgeous. Again, love a plum lip! A very pretty show!

WD xx

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February 20, 2013

Autumn(Fall)/ Winter, Runway collections

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PROENZA SCHOULER – FALL 2013 COLLECTION

For their Fall 2013 collection Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez chose a colour palette of mostly black, white with touches of mint and peach. ”This season is a riff on classicism, so it’s a bit of a more feminine approach for them” stated the pairs makeup artist Diane Kendal. The collection was created with stunning fabrics; elaborate, refined and elegant. As stated by style.com, ‘one laser-cut material with what looked like hundreds of heat-fused embroideries was created via a process called ultrasonic welding’. Favourite looks being the embroidered dresses in long vertical chain links, the various clean cut coats and the gorgeous laser cut colour blocked tops and pencil skirts. I also really loved the accessories, the cut out heels and the printed bags – superb!

Hernandez stated backstage, “It was all just soft, that’s the one word we were thinking about. Softness of form, softness of colour, softness of texture.” The pairs hairstylist, Paul Hanlon explained the overall look, ”They’re architectural couture clothes for Fall, but there’s a reality to them, so we don’t want the hair to look too groomed.”

What a wonderful collection! I enjoyed every part!

WD xx

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February 19, 2013

Autumn(Fall)/ Winter, Runway collections

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3.1 PHILLIP LIM – FALL 2013 COLLECTION

So good that it needed its own individual post!

This season Lim was inspired by bikers, or rather girlfriends of bikers and their style. Leather, patch-covered denim, moto jackets, vests, sweaters.. all further enhanced this theme. His pre-fall collection, that I also fell madly in love with, set the tone with this collection. Stand out pieces were the pullovers, jewel coloured trench coats, leather biker vests with mo-hair jumpers, textured coats with black edging with slouchy leather pants, detailed sweatshirts with side zips and patchwork fur. This collection is very wearable and can be incorporated into any woman’s wardrobe. I also really liked the accessories in this collection, the earrings, the sunglasses – wow! So different and very cool! I was also very interested by the fury clutch bag!

Backstage, Francelle Daly of NARS described the makeup as ‘uptown sophisticated; She’s a girl with an edge though, she has a rock n roll boyfriend’ The lip was my favourite and complimented the collection brilliantly – Lining and filling the lips with NARS Lip Liner Pencil in Kenya and layered with its eye liner in Mambo – a very sophisticated and expensive look.

WD xx

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February 19, 2013

Autumn(Fall)/ Winter, Runway collections

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Wilddarts Edit – Fall 2013 Collections NEW YORK

MARC JACOBS

I must be into coats this season because I can’t get enough of them! Marc Jacobs didn’t disappoint me at all. Favourites being the charcoal and brown coats clutched by models as they walked around the runway and the amazing electric blue coat with belt that must be the most comfiest thing – doesn’t it seem? I also oddly loved the fish netted nude and black dress.. would look interesting in an editorial or on the red carpet yes?

MILLY

Inspired by the Big Apple, designer Michelle Smith has created a very cool and contemporary collection for Milly Fall 2013. Milly and its designer are known for their relaxed silhouettes, sweatshirts, comfortable menswear inspired grey coat and relaxed leather pants.

MM6 MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA

This latest offering to the fashion world from MMM was inspired by the 1952 Winter Olympic Games – interesting! Favourite looks include the black fitted coat with blue leather pants, the oversized coat with metallic skirt and sweater/maxi combo.

OSCAR DE LA RENTA

This year marks the 50th year Oscar de la Renta has been designing clothes in NYC. Recently, de la Renta has made headlines in fashion when he announced last month that he invited John Galliano to be designer-in-residence at his studio for a 3 week period. Some have said that this Fall collection bears his handiwork.. what do you think?

Favourites include the amazing floral long sleeved bubble dress or coat? and the gorgeoussssss floor length sheer embroidered/ feather jewelled incrusted 1920′s esq flapper dress… amazing!

RACHEL ZOE

Claiming that her Fall 2013 collection took on the ‘English/seventies/equestrian’ vibe, Rachel Zoe delivered some gorgeous pieces that have taken on a new style (not that her style isn’t amazing) I loved the tailored pants of this collection and the colour pallet. Tailored leather jackets, camel pieces, grey tie up coats and yes.. fur.. love these pieces.

RODARTE

I first saw these gorgeous tie dye prints was on Instagram (how fitting) and I seriously couldn’t get them out of my head! Screen shot! Keep that!

These few looks in the middle of Laura and Kate Mulleavy’s Fall 2013 collection really stood out. Although not what I would have thought for Fall.. still very refreshing! It’s nice to see something different once and a while.

RODEBJER

Debuting on the NYFW stage this year, Carin Rodebjer who moved to NYC from Stockholm a year ago took this time to think back on her childhood living in Sweden and the natural environment. The clothes were very texturised, favourites being the rolled up grey textured pant, the camel long cape and the two toned long coat.

THAKOON

Thakoon Panichgul sighted after rereading Ray Bradbury’s novel ‘Dandelion Wine’ got him thinking about ‘summer captured and stoppered’ I love how this translated in the prints, a skirt with falling dandelions with a contrasted black sheer panelled top.

THE ROW

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, designers of The Row described their collection as ‘without it being easy, we wanted it to be easy’ – confusing.. maybe initially but we see their point. Favourite looks were the oversized black sweater and a modern take on the pencil skirt with a side slit, and a gorgeous wrap jacket.

THEYSKENS’ THEORY

Olivier Theyskens, designer of Theyskens’ Theory touched on futurism backstage before his show. ‘If it didn’t look, as he put it, comfy enough to wear overnight in a spaceship, it didn’t make it onto the runway.’ I loved the quilted pullovers, woollen jumpers and tops and the khaki relaxed skirts and tweed shorts.

TIBI

Amy Smilovic, the designer of Tibi focused on utilitarian sportswear and layering for her Fall 2013 collection. Quilted bomber jackets, sculpted neoprene sweatshirts and pencil skirts with sheer detailing were lovely. The variety of coats and the sexy leather panelled pants were my favourite.

VICTORIA BECKHAM

Victoria Beckham has an elegance about her that only few people can really develop properly. Coats a plenty, favourites being the checked tweed on top and blue pony hair below the hips and the black pony hair bomber jacket.

YIGAL AZROUEL

The relaxed pieces were a hit at Yigal Azrouel this season. I loved the chunky fur coat and the wool pullover with slits and zip detailing. Seriously obsessed!

How did you enjoy NYFW? What were your favourite collections?

Stay on Wilddarts for an in depth look at 3.1 Phillip Lim, Proenza Schouler and Vera Wang before we dive into the London shows!

WD xx

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