![]() “I think she is building a wardrobe today as opposed to just making a quick impulse purchase on something that is only worn once.” “People are making wiser choices to build their wardrobe,” said designer Dennis Basso. Realizing that impulse buying would be rare because of the jittery global economy, designers paid attention to detail and tailoring. “It’s great news for us because it’s really much more wearable.” BURGUNDYS, PLUMS, PINKS “It’s not theatrical or poppy, it’s actually much more wearable because it references what people were really wearing in urban settings around that time period,” she said. “There have been touches of late ‘60s, early ‘70s with more of a cosmopolitan, urban bent,” said Susan Cernek, Glamour magazine’s fashion development director. Nanette Lepore mixed bright patterns and prints, while Betsey Johnson said she was inspired by the ‘60s mod-inspired looks. “For a lot of younger women, they have been in a crotch-high dress for a very long time, so I think longer is going to be really important.”Īlong with Tory Burch and Diane von Furstenberg, Kors featured pencil skirts, some with matching jackets. “It doesn’t have to be floor length but it can be from the ankle to the knee. “I think it is going to be the death knell of the miniskirt,” he said. While some gown designers gave a nod to the 1920s, sparked by films such as “The Artist,” daytime and less formal evening looks featured wearable takes on 1960s styles with longer hemlines seen in pencil, maxi, circle and pleated skirts.ĭesigner Michael Kors declared the demise of super-short hemlines. More than 90 designers showed Fall/Winter 2012 collections to retail buyers, media and celebrities during semi-annual event and 250 others opted for other venues around the city. NEW YORK, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Shades of burgundy and jade, rich fabrics and sophisticated skirts and dresses with longer hemlines inspired by designs of the 1960s and early ‘70s were among the trends at New York Fashion Week which wrapped up on Thursday. * Brocade, jacquard fabrics in metallic tones * Burgundy, jade colors of the fall/winter 2012 season * Dresses feature longer hemlines, inspired by ‘60s, ‘70s
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