For our third installment of New York Fashion Week trend reports, we’re bringing you one of the easiest styles to achieve that off-duty look: ponchos! From cropped chunky knit versions at Tommy Hilfiger to texturally intriguing knit and satin iterations at Alexander Wang, this outerwear option has us longing for cold weather. To get the full scoop on this dramatic silhouette, watch our full poncho trend report now.
>> As New York Fashion Week winds down, we gathered the final installment of our favorite backstage snaps – including Proenza Schouler’s Lazaro Hernandez styling Caroline Brasch Nielsen pre-show, a close-up look at Rodarte’s incredible prairie-inspired boots and the fabulous long wavy dos at Phillip Lim. Enjoy more in the slideshow!
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>> New York Fashion Week is a little over halfway through, and backstage, we've been nothing short of inspired. Our intrepid photographer has been on location to capture the best of the best moments — including Arizona Muse giving a nonchalant stare before Tommy Hilfiger and a zoomed-in look at Theyskens' Theory's chunky-heeled thigh high boots. Enjoy more eye candy in the slideshow!
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What happens when preppy meets '70s jet-set? You get Tommy Hilfiger’s Fall 2011 collection, his third collaboration with fellow designer Peter Som. Models strutted down the runway in wide-leg pantsuits, burgundy leather pants, and silky printed pajama-esque dresses all topped off with floppy hats and weekend-size totes for cool-girl ensembles that conjured up an au courant Anita Pallenberg. Watch now to get an inside look at the entire runway show!
We caught up with designer Tommy Hilfiger at the debut of his Fall 2011 collection during New York Fashion Week. He revealed the inspiration behind his newest line and what we should all expect regarding our wardrobes next season. Find out how to nail the boho-prep look and don’t forget to stay tuned for the full runway video here on FabSugarTV!
Russell Simmons, Rosario Dawson, Petra Nemcova, and Olivia Palermo were among the celebs lining the runway to see just how Tommy Hilfiger would present his take on classic American sportswear. Show notes promised the "nonchalant style of a 1970s rock star's girlfriend." Case in point: the first look, walked down to the tune of a Rolling Stones song, was a double-breasted suit jacket and wide-leg trousers — hello, Bianca Jagger. There was an emphasis on men's suiting, which toed the line between a sophisticated Marlene Dietrich and a cartoon Dick Tracy, but done in herringbone and worn with silk shirts and wide-brim hats. More wearable were boatneck sweatshirts, chunky sweaters, sleeveless parkas, and a toggle skirt, all referencing the classically preppy Hilfiger girl. It was a pleasing presentation of American style, mostly because Hilfiger didn't mess with classics like mackintosh coats and five-pocket jeans, he just updated them with luxurious flourishes — rubber, needlepoint, ponyhair — to make preppy dressing feel modern. To see more from our one-on-one interview and the full runway, check out FabSugarTV.
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>> "It was truly about things my friends wanted to wear," Peter Som explained of his Fall 2011 collection's starting point. "Everyday but heightened and with a touch of quirk." Translated to the runway, Som's friends wear their hair in mussed poufs and like their suiting in vivid reds and oranges. They don't mind having an odd tuft of fur on their jacket sleeve or over their coat pockets. And their shoes of choice — produced for Som once again by Charlotte Olympia — involve dual tone ladylike low heels in bright colors, instead of the teetering heels Som and Charlotte Olympia designer Charlotte Dellal usually make together. Another Som collaborator, Tommy Hilfiger (whose signature line Som consults on), and wife Dee Ocleppo made the front row.
Alana Zimmer's long sleeve jersey dress earned many a fan, and Som's closing look — a floor-length blue sequin gown with short sleeves — is sure to find its way onto a red carpet somewhere.
