The only thing better than a night not spent in Davis Library is Fashion Week.
New York Fashion Week should truthfully be recognized as a week long holiday where classes are canceled in honor of the exquisite masterpieces that strut down the runway.
Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon. Since professors think lectures are more important than the 2016 fall ready-to-wear collections, I personally have to carve out some free time after class to admire and wish for these collections to magically appear in my closet.
In those short intervals of time spent on Vogue Runway, this season in particular I came to the conclusion that New York Fashion Week was dominated by women designers who are molding the fashion of the year to come (with the exception of Marc Jacobs, but then again it's a rare occasion to see him fail).
Rachel Zoe stole the week away with her icy atmosphere and structured looks. Every piece that was presented was wearable (extremely unusually for high fashion, am I right) and modern. The minimalist feel is something that Zoe is known for and she did nothing but deliver a refined, contemporary and dynamic collection that had virtually no flaws.
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She began the show with wintery whites and transitioned over to pieces with a groovy feel that would make any woman look glamorous and retro, which isn't a combination you often see. My favorite look of the show was a white shift dress that was outlined with amazing black fur around the hem of the dress and sleeves (pictured above). The look is playful and class and gives a modern-day, reversed Audrey Hepburn feel.
Tory Burch is a designer who has remained insanely consistent in her brand's image and has resisted the urge to give in to trends that simply don't fit the kind of woman she is looking to dress.
She models a refine, polished young woman who knows what she wants and is nothing less than Tory herself: an independent, well-dressed, self-made lady. Burch's collection this season is something that can be transitioned effortlessly into daily life, yet holds an ascetic that can be described as innovative vintage.
Credit: Vogue Runway
Her contrasting colors were offset by low key metallics that allowed people to see the variety within her conformity. She has remained the Tory we all know and love and feels no need to change according to pop culture, which is not something many designers can say.
Structure and simplicity combined with elements of fun and freedom made up both successful collections and made New York Fashion Week something extraordinarily worth while.
Both designers took into account the every-day women of the world and made fashion something tangible (I wish I was referring to the price, however, I am not). Mimicking looks that are straight off the runway is something some aspire to do while getting dressed for class, while this idea is not always in reach, Zoe and Burch set the standard for everyday people to replicate and mold their wardrobes into something that is worthy of strutting down a New York Fashion Week runway.
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