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NYFW: Ralph Lauren

(Images via NY Mag) Of all the classical Americana brands showcasing their wares at New York Fashion Week, I think Ralph Lauren has long been my personal favourite.  While there isn’t the flash and glam of, say, a boundary-pushing Marc Jacobs presentation, the designer is nevertheless sublimely capable at showcasing an array of gorgeous clothes for the…shall we say more sophisticated, reserved…

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NYFW: Anna Sui

(Images via Vogue) I’ve long been a fan of designer Anna Sui–the brilliant colours, the embellishments, the trims and accessories which by all means should add up to entirely too much and read as ridiculous yet somehow instead flow together as sublimely high fashion: love it.  But I must admit that even those designers we most appreciate have their “off” seasons, and I was a little crushed in my…

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NYFW: Michael Kors

(Images via Vogue) If you’ve visited this blog in the past, you’re probably aware of OPT’s vaguely extending fingers on the subject of Michael Kors‘s collections as presented at New York Fashion Week.  I’ve always been a quirkier kid, looking for designers that incorporate something more playful into their shows.  And yet, the older I grow, the more I appreciate Mr. Kors’s work, the way he is…

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NYFW: Thom Browne

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NYFW: Marchesa

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NYFW: Delpozo

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NYFW: Delpozo

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NYFW: Narciso Rodriguez

(Images via Vogue) If you’ve spent any time browsing the pages of OPT, you’re probably already well aware of my appreciation for Narciso Rodriguez‘s work at New York Fashion week, and his stunning, minimalist collection for the F/W 2017 season was one of the more enticing jewels that sparkled quietly, but was all the more alluring for it (much like what we saw at The Row). Like that house, too,…

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NYFW: Oscar de la Renta

NYFW: Oscar de la Renta

(Images via Vogue) I think in the past I’ve expressed my love for Oscar de la Renta often enough I probably don’t have to do it again, but unfortunately, this blog has been on sabbatical since before the designer’s death in 2014.  As we sit, the label is co-helmed by designers Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, who have their own, separate label, called Monse. According to the New York Times, the two…

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  (Images via Vogue) Although I have to admit to being kind of a snob where celebrity fashion lines are concerned, it can be kind of cutting off my own ear (or however the saying goes), because, just very occasionally, there are those celeb designers that actually produce some clothing worthy of a runway.  Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen’s The Row is (with the exception of Gwen Stefani‘s L.A.M.B.)…

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  (Images via Vogue) Other than the fact that their F/W 2017 show at New York Fashion Week reminded me of work we’ve seen at Helmut Lang and Balenciaga (both for 2005), I really have nothing to say about Proenza Schouler‘s offerings. Vogue lamented the fact that they were moving to Paris next season before praising the effective use of logos (cause we need more of those in our lives, right?) and…

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NYFW: Zimmermann

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NYFW: Carolina Herrera

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  (Images via Vogue) More designers, more statements of diversity.  For the F/W 2017 season, designer Prabal Gurung used his stage during New York Fashion Week to express discontent at the political atmosphere in the county and, like Christian Siriano and Tome amongst others, cast ladies who would have likely received nothing but a series of reverberating slaps, had they even broached the…

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  (Images via Vogue) Going into his presentation for the F/W 2017 at New York Fashion Week for his Altuzarra label, designer Joseph Altuzarra was interviewed by The New York Times, and during that discussion, he took his turn to shout out to the feminists roiling in the country, while also nodding to the notion that, indeed, his customers must necessarily be older professional types with the need…

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NYFW: Jenny Packham

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NYFW: Jenny Packham