Thoughts on the fall shows

In lieu of original content (soon!), here are some things that stood out for me from the style.com slideshows of the fall runway shows.

1. Curved, cutaway jacket fronts. I find this cut to be incredibly sexy in a restrained, old-fashioned way. They draw the eye in a way that pretty much just serves up your ladyparts on a platter, but classily.

From Burberry Prorsum:

From Issey Miyake:

From Vera Wang:

2. Long Gloves. They're super-sexy and relatively practical (could be difficult to manage with long sleeves, but anything that's meant to keep you warm gets practicality points automatically). I've had this pattern bookmarked for a while, but I'll definitely make them sooner rather than later.

From Narciso Rodriguez:

From Vera Wang:

3. Stuff I find personally inspiring/worth ripping off.

Excellent use of oversized closures at Burberry Prorsum. These would be an easy way to turn a very simple sweater into something absolutely drop-dead killer gorgeous:

The textured squares on the front of this United Bamboo top could be knit in a number of ways—didn't Jan Eaton do a book on knitted squares a few years ago? (Yes.) You'd just have to knit four mitred squares or whatever, add that strip between them (and presumably one on each side) and you'd be all set to continue the top.

I like the constructionist aspect of this Calvin Klein jacket. I like the off-center closures and the princess seams and the band at the bottom and the big collar and the fact that the silhouette is slim enough to not overwhelm her figure. I like the whole outfit actually. And this entire collection, while we're at it.

I also really love the shape of this Vera Wang coat on the left, the slim fit of the bodice and waist with the full skirt. (The giant butterfly and weird neck strap on the right will not be spoken of.) I don't know that I'll knit this anytime soon though. It would have to be in something that had fantastic drape AND wouldn't stretch out of shape, which spells 'very fine gauge' to me. That's a big piece to knit at a small gauge. I think the Vera Wang collection was my absolute favorite. I would happily wear at least half of the looks exactly as is right off the runway. The layers and the colors and the architectural-yet-feminine shapes were perfectly to my taste.

Comments

[Cathi]

I've been loving the fall collars (like the Calvin pic that you shared), but I wonder about copying that with knitting....I tried to do it with my bolero, but failed miserably- I just wonder if it has to be felted or much smaller to stand up so rigidly.

[Mandy]

Delicious things. Thank you for sharing. :)