Karan Takes on New York Fashion Week

• Author: kissfendi
• Filed under: Alternative Lifestyle, Famous, Fashion, Fashion Week, Supermodels, Vogue
• Date: Sep 12,2007

There’s a lot you can do to look sexy other than show a lot of skin. The dresses in Donna Karan’s spring collection, previewed Wednesday as part of New York Fashion Week, were sensual thanks to their body-hugging stretch fabrics in skin-tone colors, not because they were low cut or super short.

In fact, the top of the dresses tended to be either shirt-style, high-neck halters or off-the-shoulder, while the bottoms were ready for dancing — long and loose in jersey or viscose fabrics.

But, ironically, it was the almost nonexistent nude color that was so eye-catching.

She used the same palette for many of her daytime outfits, too, reinforcing the popularity of neutral colors, especially those in the brown family that mimic nature. Khakis and tans made sense for Karan’s safari-inspired looks — another trend to emerge after eight days of runway shows.
Karan also gave a slight nod to Cuba as an inspiration. In her notes, she explained her ultimate goal was a polished ease, and didn’t want anything fussy.

“Silhouettes are languid, lean and linear, or crisp, full and breezy, then cinched at the waist with a stretch raffia belt,” she said. “Colors are passionate — nude, khaki, deep red, ivory, gray and indigo.”

An indigo twill coat dress looked quite refined, even though it looked like denim, while a linen gauze dress in light yellow with an exaggerated fabric rose at the base of its V neck was a refreshing ray of sunshine.

Karan paid attention to detail, which paid off in the clothes. A ribbon-embroidered lace skirt demonstrated fine craftsmanship and a light gray dress that skimmed the body had a delicate flower embroidery worth a second look. AP