Harriet and Amy’s Fall 2008 Trend ReportAt the end of every Fashion Week, New York fashion director Harriet Mays Powell and fashion writer Amy Larocca gather to discern the major trends and styles coming out of dozens of runway shows. “Long and lean is the new silhouette for fall,” says Harriet. What else to look for in store windows? Watch the video before you go shopping.
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Five Things We Liked on Friday
1. Marc Jacobs’s cream cords with the wide bell leg very seventies Halston.
2.The chartreuse dress from Donna Karan.
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Five Things We Liked on Thursday
1. The last few dresses at Calvin Klein. Divine!
2. The sexy colored tights on Phi’s look No. 22.
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Five Things We Liked on Wednesday
1. New proportions at Michael Kors: longer, skinny pencil skirts with fitted long tops.
2. Zero Maria Cornejo’s chic coats.
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Five Things We Liked on Tuesday
1. Marc by Marc’s look No. 1: chic, beatnik Paris with beret and navy cowl-neck.
2. The fun, neon DKNY bikes around the city.
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Five Things We Liked on Monday
1. Put a feather in your cap (or tweed hat!) at Carolina Herrera.
2. Look No. 2 at Proenza Schouler, the purple layered dress with ocher tights and bright teal suede pumps color-block heaven!
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Five Things We Liked Over the WeekendThroughout the week, New York’s Harriet Mays Powell and Amy Larocca are hitting the tents, reporting back to us daily with news of what’s catching their discerning eyes.
1. Cashmere City! Denis Colomb added Mongolia and Tibet to his travels, and the resulting wraps, sweaters, and scarves are hyperfantastic.
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Video: Harriet and Amy’s Trend ReportIt’s become a Fashion Week tradition here at NYMag.com: Each season, New York Magazine fashion director Harriet Mays Powell and fashion reporter Amy Larocca talk about the trends they’ve seen over the last few days.
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Ten Things We Loved This WeekAnd so it comes to an end, with editors collapsing with relief and models eating with glee. But what really stood out? Our own Harriet and Amy proudly (and exhaustedly, no doubt) present their picks.
1. Proenza Schouler’s polish was a thrilling finish to the day: everything short, stylish, and belted. Particular favorite: exit No. 2.
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Five Things We Liked on Tuesday
1. The new, tailored, polished Marc by Marc Jacobs — specifically a short, strapless navy-blue dress.
2. Bruce was completely refined and chic. We loved the evening looks of black trousers and exquisitely detailed and beaded camisole tops.
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5 Things We Liked on Monday1.Oscar de la Renta knows his customer. Today’s show was local (held on the Upper East Side) and age appropriate. Loved the cream, sleeveless top with a navy pencil skirt and feathered hat. Very Chic.
2.The punk rock hair at Anna Sui was a hit, as was a purple cardigan worn over pewter ruffled shorts that looked like a skirt.
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Marc Jacobs Will Show Whenever He Damn Well PleasesThe Marc Jacobs show was scheduled for nine o’clock, which most of the invitees took to mean that around nine, you might want to think about finishing dinner and heading over to Lex. But instead, at nine o’clock, KCD publicists started working the phones: The show would be even later than usual, don’t bother turning up before 10:30. It would start at eleven was the promise, which wound up meaning that lots of people turned up drunk.
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Five Things We Liked on Sunday
1. At Michael Kors, we flipped for the pointillist Seurat-print caftan on Angela Lindvall.
2. The light-gray, leopard-esque dot print on blouses, dresses, and even a scarf at Derek Lam. We’ll take it. Also, the elegant satin robe over a sequined evening dress. Finally, a chance to call something “soigné.”
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Five Things We Liked on Saturday
1. Ralph Lauren’s longevity. It’s his anniversary, and he showed in a setting — the Conservatory gardens — that salutes his swishy and elegant take on New York. As for a favorite dress, the white Spencer jacket over the white chiffon evening gown was stunning.
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Five Things We Liked on Friday
1. Vera Wang’s beautiful, practically poetic knits: The backs were replaced with panels of sheer, flowing chiffon.
2. Sari Gueron! We loved the bright, Calder-inspired primary-colored tunics and mini-dresses, and jet beading on black seems like just the right amount of shine for evening.
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Five Things We Liked on Thursday
Throughout the week, New York’s Harriet Mays Powell and Amy Larocca are hitting the tents, reporting back to us daily with news of what’s catching their discerning eyes.
Ten Things We Liked on ThursdayFrom left, Calvin Klein, Vera Wang, Lyn Devon.Photos: imaxtree.com, imaxtree.com, Getty Images
1. Vera Wang, where to begin? We can’t pick one thing, or two things, or three or four. We loved it all, from the adorned flat boots to the cashmere kerchiefs and absolutely everything in between. A breathtaking show inspired by early 20th-century Russia. Take a look for yourself. Loved not only the pieces, but the styling, too. It was the only standing ovation, thus far, of the week, and it was totally deserved.
2. The ever-flamboyant Zac Posen’s more restrained opening passage.
3. Lyn Devon, a newcomer, showed lovely kimono jackets with dramatically draped backs.
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Ten Things We Liked on WednesdayFrom left, Proenza Schouler, Y-3, Anna Sui.Photos: imaxtree.com
1. Avion Feminin a small, quiet and brand new line showing by appointment only in the West Village. It’s exactly the pared-down cool that girls who really live and work in New York want. We’re crossing our fingers that some clever boutique will snap it up.
2. The exploded high-tops and collared hoodie at Y-3.
3. It was a little bit warmer today. We liked that.
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Ten Things We Liked on Tuesday
1. The trouser trend. It marches on, and we’re thrilled.
2. Derek Lam’s newly slick vibe, expressed in exposed zippers, stovepipe trousers, and a super-chic, minimalist palette.
3. Also: props to the model who lost a heel and kept right on going, on one shoe and one tippy-toe. She barely missed a beat.
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Ten Things We Liked on Monday
1.The shoes, the shoes, the shoes. There are so many, and they are really just so good. Strappy silver sandals at Thakoon, flat leather boots at Oscar de la Renta.
2.The soft shade of periwinkle on a fluttery chiffon evening gown at Carolina Herrera.
3.Dramatic necklines at Oscar de la Renta.
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Ten Things We Liked This Weekend
1. The eyeglasses at Yigal Azrouel. Nothing like a foxy nerd.
2. Coats at Phillip Lim: There’s a perfect little leather jacket, as well as a super-cool three-buttoned, man-tailored coat.
3. Everyone’s ingenuity when it comes to keeping warm such masterful takes on layering!
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Ten Things We Loved at Fashion WeekThroughout the week, New York’s Harriet Mays Powell and Amy Larocca selected ten things they liked each day. Now, they share their ten Fashion Week favorites.
Ten Things We Liked on TuesdayHarriet and Amy have a soft spot for Parsons’ students, platform sandals, and models with clever names.
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Ten Things We Liked on MondayModels regain their footing in a classy way and Marc Jacobs soothes the savage fashion editor on a Monday full of pleasant finds.
Ten Things We Liked on Friday
1. Soft and comfy little leather jackets from Neal Sperling.
2. Chocolate-dipped macaroons at the Yigal Azrouël show.
3. Kara Ross’s new line of bags in ring lizard and colored ostrich skins.