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New York Fashion Week Spring 2008, Marc by Marc Jacobs Legos: Love It or Hate It?

FabSugar — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:00:22 -0700

I loved the Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring collection, but when I was taking another look, I noticed something I hadn't seen the first time around: Lego accessories!

Little colorful blocks and triangles made from Legos decorated belts and headbands. They added color, a youthful vibe, and remind me of those funky Fall Balenciaga heels. However, I don't know if I would done this off the runway - it rings of runway-only accessory to me. What about you?

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: JustSweet by Jennifer Lopez

FabSugar — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:00:22 -0700

Together with head designer Sophie Na, J. Lo produced a collection dominated by cute, casual minidresses for her new contemporary line, JustSweet. The line, which debuts in stores in March, is priced from $49-$99, so it's much more affordable than your typical catwalk fare.

The runway was bright with colors like "pixie dust," "magic mint," and "pirate pink," to go along with the fantastical inspiration - this was apparent on faces too. Colorful minidresses, bronze metallic cardigans, one shoulder looks, and white smocks reflected the youthful flair central to the look - part hippy, part funk.

Overall, the collection was a little hit and miss, but it was refreshing to watch J. Lo walk out and take her bow at the end of the show decked out in a JustSweet smock and shoes. After all, why design a line if you won't even wear it yourself? What do you all think of JustSweet?!

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: Donna Karan

FabSugar — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:00:22 -0700

As New York Fashion Week drew to a close, Donna Karan positioned herself to end the schedule with a bang by presenting her collection yesterday, the last day!

And what a bang it was: beautiful off-the-shoulder jersey column dresses, slim-fit suits with portrait collars, and full high-waisted a-line skirts all showed. The color palette was very safari-chic, with lots of caramels, beiges, creams, nudes, and dark browns punctuated with a few red and indigo pieces.

A very womanly aesthetic remained prominent, just like so many other New York shows this season; it was all about dresses and skirts - no pants and only a few shorts appeared. And say ta-ta to trapeze silhouettes - waists were cinched with wide sashes and buckle belts.

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: Calvin Klein

PopSugar — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:00:33 -0700

The Calvin girl for Spring is quite a will-'o-the-wisp. The collection was very ephemeral and barely there, and the cuts were of the essential Calvin Klein persuasion. There were no frills, no muss, just clean, minimal pieces.

Pretty watered-down shades of blue, pink, yellow, gray, nude, and white, along with a few green pieces formed designer Francisco Costa's color palette. Everything was pure and fresh, from the green calf-length shift dress to the cream kimono-inspired jacket.

The essence of Calvin is here to stay, and I'm not going to complain - it's so elegant! I'm loving the streamlined look for Spring, it's so effortless.

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: Zac Posen

FabSugar — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:00:12 -0700

Zac Posen and the Little House on the Prairie? Now that's a pair I never expected. Zac and Gwyneth? Sure. Zac and Demi? Absolutely. But for Spring, Mr. Posen's inspiration is the country gal - an odd choice, since he's a through and through New Yorker.

Posen sent ruffled-sleeve white prairie dresses, straw hats, and dresses decorated with rhinestone bundles of wheat down the runway. And there were plenty of earth tones: sepia, golden brown, beige. But my favorite were the big poofy watercolored dresses, each representing a different type of cloud: Nimbus, Cirrus, Cumulus...just beautiful, and quite befitting of what they were meant to represent.

There's no doubt about it: Zac's strength lies in his eveningwear. So take notes, you'll definitely be seeing some of these dresses again on the red carpet. Who would dare wear this sexy, slit black number?!

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: Marc by Marc Jacobs

FabSugar — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:00:22 -0700

Leave it to Marc to design a collection that stands out from the gaggle of ultra-feminine New York Fashion Week pieces. You'll find no flowy and frilly here. What you will find are tailored pant suits, A-line dresses, military coats, pleats, lace, boxy blazers, high-waisted trousers, plaid and hats...lots and lots of hats.

But wait! Doesn't this all remind you of his Le Smoking Fall Marc Jacobs collection? The primary colors, military references and plethora of hats? I say yay, for those of us who loved it (present!) but could never afford it. Now, there's hope.

Commencing, there were lots of brights, mostly in the form of bold Marc red. Though it's hard to categorize the Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring girl, one thing is for certain: she's a world-traveler, ready with suitcase and class!

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: Tibi

PopSugar — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:33 -0700

Tibi jolted me awake in the AM with a sassy safari-inspired collection fit for both city and suburban girls.

The overall silhouette was slim, which is always figure flattering, and prints called "congo" and "kalahari" supplied the prefect amount of eye candy. A large grass green and min green gingham print, shown (hi Flavia!), was sweet and broke up the surefire safari fits. Some peasant tops, tattooed white leather numbers and a wild zebra prints prevented the collection from being too girlie. It was also refreshing to see some denim - it's been a while. Alas, these weren't girls, these were Tibi woman - ready for the urban jungle!

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: Oscar de la Renta

FabSugar — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:44:44 -0700

This collection was a bit of traditional Oscar de la Renta - with poofy, dramatic dresses and full-of-sheen separates - fused with a more modern, androgynous Oscar. There's no doubt that the designer stuck with the overarching Spring theme of femininity, but he stayed away from flowy and went the structure route.

There were dramatic necklines, long red carpet gowns, bows, ruffles, floral patterns, pleats, metallics, pantsuits, shift dresses, skirt suits with cropped jackets, tuxedo-style frocks, bubble silhouettes and lantern sleeves. Whew! There's was a lot of everything.

It's obvious that Oscar tried to appeal to many types of women: the minimalist, the flamboyant and the eccentric. Many tribal-inspired dresses in black, brown and white were shown - for those who like to explore the wild side of fashion.

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New York Fashion Week Spring 2008, VPL: Love It or Hate It?

FabSugar — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:00:12 -0700

In honor of some of the polarizing looks showing at New York Fashion Week, I thought we would do a few fashion week editions of Love It or Hate It!

Take this Spring VPL ensemble, with its mustard, gray, and white color palette. It reminds me of an avant-garde ballet outfit, with its leotard-looking layered top and sheer lampshade-inspired skirt. So maybe it's not wearable in the real world, but even as conceptual fashion, do you dig it?

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New York Fashion Week, Spring 2008: Anna Sui

FabSugar — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:00:12 -0700

The girls at Anna Sui reminded me of anime characters: they came down the runway with big toothy grins, crazy technicolor cropped 'dos, and eye makeup so heavy it was hard to recognize them.

But we're here to talk about the clothes, I think it can best be described as punk-meets-primp! Sequin spangled tulle flapper dresses, dizzying striped miniskirt suits, leopard print tops and see-through sweater vests were all paired with wedge sandals over colorful sheer socks.

This is definitely a polarizing collection, either you'll love it or you'll hate it, but if you like Manic Panic streaks, shiny ruffled ice skater skirts, and punk rock, I have a feeling you'll like it a lot!

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