Cool Girls Keep it Comfortable
By: Alexandra Jacobs Feb. 15, 2015
When walking home one evening, I noticed the words of Theodore Roosevelt on the side of a building, "It is not the critic who counts. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena."
This quote resonates through my mind as I process the recent unbelievable New York Fashion Week runway shows. I give an abundance of credit where it is due, and I enjoy seeing if my opinion is inline with others. Below is the link to a runway review by Alexandra Jacobs. After reading this article, I choose specific vocabulary she used that was important to the fashion industry.
1. SILHOUETTE & DESIGN
- smooth wide-legged pants
- exaggerated cuffs, flowing over the fingertips
- carwash hems and slits
- 1970s ribbed turtlenecks and Fair Isle sweaters
- diamond-gingham skirt
- bell sleeves
- long tunics
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| A Misha Nonoo, a white oxford-cloth shirt without a placket. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images. |
2. DETAILS
- large abstract blooms
- elaborately knotted
- forgiving waistbands
- pleated panels
- yarn-bombed
- sleeveless windowpane-plaid
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| Yarn trimmed a series of bold blue tartan separates at Creatures of the Wind. Stephanie Colgan for The New York Times. |
3. COLOR
- black
- violet
- bold blue
- metallic
- white
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| At Rachel Comey, a denim jacket was lined comfortably in shearling. Elizabeth Lippman for The New York Times. |
4. FABRIC
- white oxford-cloth shirt
- fur
- chiffon
- shearling
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| At Suno, ribbed turtlenecks and Fair Isle sweaters. Nowfashion. |
(the language, especially the vocabulary peculiar to a
particular trade, profession, or group: fashion jargon.)
- Marimekko prints shot with poison
- Cut up to "yikes" territory
- Open-crown
- Tartan separates
- "A burst of informal modeling" (said Simon Doonan of Barneys)
Great post! I'm always a vintage fan, in this case the Shearling fabric is right up on my alley. I like how the 70s fashion finally back on trend! Especially with the "puffy" look—the wide-legged pants and the turtlenecks, with the A-line skirts!
ReplyDeleteWow what a great layout for your blog post! I love how you even took it to a more personal level and used some of your own pictures! Out of the pictures you posted, the Misha Nonoo definitely caught my eye the most because I love the classy look and felt it wasn't too over the top!
ReplyDeleteMelissa- fabulous post! The way your write is very inspiring I love your usage of the quote here, what an innovative approach to the assignment! I also enjoyed your article choice and enjoyed reading it! Jacobs writes a lot of really relevant articles in terms of fashion and its complicated terminology. Here is a link to another article written by her you may enjoy: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/fashion/a-new-generation-of-designers-chooses-anonymity.html
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