Though Tory Burch‘s Fall/Winter 2011 line was not live streamed, DelectablyChic! was able to get clips of the show thanks to News2Know.com as well as view pictures from various sources online. According to Tory herself, the Fall/Winter 2011 line was inspired by a marriage of “traditional American sportswear and English Country dressing.” Its outdoorsy feel really […]
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Dark, Shiny and Plain for Vivienne Tam’s Fall/Winter 2011 Collection
Cynthia Cheng Mintz While many designers are emphasizing colour for Fall/Winter 2011, Vivienne Tam decided to stick with what traditionally works best – plain darks. Her show opened with a dark runway, with the first few models wearing dark colours such as greys/blacks, especially for pants and skirts. Tops were a little more varied, with some […]
Cynthia Rowley Goes Green With Longer Skirt Lengths
Cynthia Cheng Mintz At Cynthia Rowley’s show Friday, green was definitely not absent. Half of her collection for Fall/Winter 2011 had at least some elements of the colour. In addition, many of the pieces truly had a cold weather vibe to it, as it appeared to be made from velvet from the perspective of an […]
Flowy Boho Chic Styles Do Not Fail at Rebecca Minkoff
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Most people don’t think of fall fashio as being soft and flowy. This was definitely not the case at Rebecca Minkoff, whose boho chic and 80s-inspired styles did not disappoint in her Fall/Winter 2011 collections. With slouchy sweaters and cranberry ripped leggings as well as flowy dresses, animal prints as well the […]
NYFW: Feminine 80s Menswear Inspired Lace at Ruffian F/W 2011
Cynthia Cheng Mintz For Fall/Winter 2011, Ruffian is all about lace, with more than half the pieces containing this elegant material. It is also very much 1980s inspired – not only are we seeing the lace, but also shoulder pads (the show opened with pieces that were inspired by formal menswear) as well as poofy numbers that remind many […]
Luca Luca: Elegant and Definitely Wearable for All
Cynthia Cheng Mintz One of the other shows livestreaming from New York Fashion Week was Luca Luca, a line that describes itself as a “high fashion women’s luxury lifestyle brand.” The show today definitely lived up to the standard. Instead of being funky like many lines try to be, they were staying with their Euro Chic […]
NYFW: BCBG is Goes Drapey and Layered for Fall 2011
Cynthia Cheng Mintz The first runway show of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was BCBGMaxAzria, who streamed their Fall/Winter 2011 collection online (Other shows streaming live include Marc Jacobs, Herve Leger as well as Michael Kors). There were some technical glitches just before the start, with the stream freezing for a few minutes, but after a refresh of […]
LG Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2011: The Likes and the Dislikes
Cynthia Cheng Mintz (Shows L-R: Jules Power, Marthe Aime, Baby Steinberg, Amanda Lew Kee) Another LG Fashion Week has wrapped up and this season, as usual, has had its hits and misses. The venue, Heritage Court on the Exhibiton grounds was not too different from the previous season’s at the Allstream Centre in the […]
LGFW October 22: Bridal Inspired Dresses, Live Mannequins and Blue Lips
Select pictures from several of the October 22 shows Lana Dugmag Everything about Lana Dugmag’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection weddings. While none of the pieces are your traditonal long, white gown, all have elements of what one might find in such a dress. Besides white, other lighter colours, including pale greens, orchids and pinks could also […]
Pretty, Soft Garden Parties, Eco-Friendliness, Explore the World and Basic Black
Sarah Stevenson The studio was transformed into a garden for the first show of the day. Sarah Stevenson’s namesake line was presented with light French music playing in the background and with models in a collection that is full of lady-like floral dresses (mostly in creams, though there was also one which was dominated by a green) and […]