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40 | Home couture magazine
Winter White
Designers often shy away from
winter white, professing that it
is more suited to the sun. This
season is different. Winter white
has been embraced on an epic
scale. And what better way to
brighten up cold, cloudy days than
by deflecting clouds with bright
whites. White exploded onto the
Alexander Mcqueen catwalk in
the form of skater skirts, fitted
jackets, silk and leather dresses.
The models wore mirrored visors
that covered their faces, which
allowed the crowd to focus on the
main event, the clothes. Mirrored
visors seem extreme? Simply team
your spring jackets with an autumn
cocktail dress such as the turquoise
number from Lanvin.
Sheer, white shirts and blouses
have been embraced for the
second half of the year so wear
them with autumn leather or tuck
them into an up to date A-line skirt.
Alexander Wang embraced white
with his signature ruched dresses
and a number of more structured
white numbers. Both appeared in
the spring collections so take your
pick and team with patent, black
boots for an even sexier silhouette.
Also seen at Derek Lam, Alexander
Wang, Peter Som, 3.1 Philip Lim…