Today is the end of NY Fashion Week. It's pretty much over; there are just few more shows, the last one being Ralph Rucci at 2 pm. There's a review in the Times today by Cathy Horyn "All Kidding Aside, Some Good Clothes".
It's a weird time for fashion, which can often be frivolous, but now is not a time for frivolity. Ms. Horyn reviews how the designers dealt with this.
She says "Designers haven't tempered their creativity so much as trained it like a spotlight on the things they are known for".
At Vera Wang - "Vera Wang has a thing for such abstract notions and textures that it occasionally lands her in a puddle of fabric. This was not one of those times. Her collection, shown Thursday to a pared down crowd of editors and retailers in her SoHo store, was very appealing -- well crafted, engaging and right for the moment."
Oscar de la Renta - His "collection was strong on suits, in gray and plum wool tweed and in a fuchsia and black diamond-patterned alpaca." ... "If the collection felt a bit stodgy and old hat -- or old hair, considering the models' stately heads -- it may be that Mr. de la Renta thinks his customers will buy cautiously, looking for replacement pieces".
Proenza Schouler - "McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler seemed to be thinking harder about the women they dress." "But while some of their proportions and layers were interesting, rounded skirts in nubby wool with scalloped hems looked clunky. That might have been the desired effect, but combined with the rest of the oversize layers -- well, you wonder if the lady has central heating."
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