Static Live Magazine August 2019

“Creatively comes from a conflict of ideas,” stated
wisely by Donatello Versace about creations in the
fashion world. All this creative conflict comes together
in the cities of New York, London, Milan, and Paris,
the “Big Four” of the fashionable festivities of fashion
weeks.
Fashion week; you all have heard these words, but
what is it really? It is an industry fashion event held
twice a year in various parts of the world so that
fashion heavy hitters, the brands or “houses” can
roll out their
“new lines”
for buyers,
media and
the world
to see and
adore.
With the
February
Fashion
Weeks
behind us;
what did we
see? How
did we move
forward and
what is in
store for the
Fall when it
pertains to
the garb we
adorn our
bodies with
on the daily?
Many shows
take place
in New York
City. Some
are open to
the public; however, don’t expect to see the big boys
unless you are the likes of Anna Wintour; Editor in
Chief at Vogue since 1988 and Artistic Director of
Condé Nast along with the publisher of Vogue since
2013 ... you get the idea. Another prime example,
during Fall Fashion Week in London Anna’s guest
was none other than Queen Elizabeth II for Richard
Quinn’s show in 2018.
The frocks this season have varied the ‘90s are
back, along with the ‘70s and ‘80s. All confusing, I
know but designers are using everything from power
shoulders (a nod to the ‘80s shoulder pad) to making
weird hats ‘a thing.’ Make way for millennial purple,
(basically a mixture of straight up pink and purple) for
your party scene. Michael Kors, Tom Ford,
and Rodarte are using “any shade goes”
and textures from fur, sequins, and chiffon
and taffeta in their Fall lines. The suits are
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being cinched at the waist, (your true waist - not
below your belly button), it seems to be all about the
belts. Designers such as Prada and Marni presented
suits with built in waist cinchers and belts that are
leather to chain; making the suit, whether form fitting
or oversized, look chic by showing the body’s long
lost true waist. Feathers of all kinds have added a
lighter, airier feel to Fall fashion. Putting feathers
here and there and everywhere, they have shown
up in necklines, trims of sleeves and all the edges -
even shoes - giving the wearer wings fit to fly to any
public event.
Saga (Furs) by Pajaro added to the feathers by
way of fur with short and long coats, vests, some
chic cuts to shape and highlight the most glamour
silhouettes
all the while
enhanced with
superhero
capes! The
strongest
outerwear
for the Fall
Fashion
season is
going to be
capes. From
print to tweed
the heavies
are presenting
short capes,
long capes,
three capes,
four, Chanel,
Marc Jacobs,
and Hedi
Slimane for
Celine gave us
heroic cuts for
any superhero
needing a
change.
Some other
trends to watch out for are asymmetrical necklines,
satin dresses, get ready and say goodbye to the big
bag trend - the new ‘The Bitty Bag,’ TBB - which will
barely hold a smartphone, a Renaissance feel that
makes you want to be on a balcony in Italy with your
lover below but covered in modern prints, statement
hats and garments that look like wearable quilts,
preschool uniforms with multi colors and long skirts
and shirts.
The Fall fashion community seems to be staying
with the theme of this year’s Met Gala; camp mixed
with the daily, an exaggerated, extravagant, gaudy,
ironic and just a bit too much look going into the last
Fall of this decade. How will you wear your last Fall?