New York Fashion Week Trend Report: Asymmetry On The Runways
by Lisanne Silverman
Sep 17, 2008 6:19 AM PDT
You don't have to be in the front rows to tilt your head at one of Spring 2009's most notable trends. Designers have been dabbling in asymmetry for some time now but this time around, one-shouldered dresses were put front and center, a significant departure from previous seasons where the daring look seemed to be pushed to the sidelines. Max Azria looked at asymmetry from a different angle with a one-shouldered, bias-cut gown with a front halter strap, while Marc Jacobs indulged in his signature offbeat style by sending a model down the catwalk in a quirky, single shoulder-baring top. Nicole Miller layered a structured asymmetrical shift over a crisp shirt dress making the look oddly workplace appropriate, and BCBGMAXAZRIA's coral-pink asymmetrical dress was draped so beautifully, giving the illusion that it was falling off the model- intentionally, I'm certain. Click the SLIDESHOW to see who else picked up on the trend.
New York Fashion Week Runway: Toni Maticevski's Dreamy Quasi Couture
by Chris K.
Sep 9, 2008 12:36 PM PDT
Toni Maticevski's Spring 2009 show fittingly took the runway to the soaring staircase that bisects the lobby of the mid-century modern fairytale that is the Hotel Roger Williams. Seeing Maticevski's dreamlike, delicate white gowns ascend and descend the stairs was like watching angels floating. The shimmer and flash of his black and gold ensembles added a dose of urban reality to the collection (but just a touch). As in several collections so far, flowers and floral shapes were a unifying theme, lending a hopeful air to his striking vision.
