Today
marks the end of New York's
fall fashion week - an annual spectacle of glamour, champagne-soaked parties
and (of course) the latest collections from some of the nation's foremost
designers. It's a week when the city streets are even more palpably chaotic
than usual: models run frantically from one show to the other (often decked out
in full hair-and-makeup from their last shows), top style editors convene to
see their friends and collaborators present their latest collections, and
nightly parties celebrate everything from just-completed runway shows, to
various clothing line launches, to... well, let's be real: NYC fashionistas
would celebrate the opening of the door,
if the party promised models and free booze. And while the clothes you'll see
on the runways won't make their way into stores until this spring, you don't
have to live anywhere near the Big Apple in order to benefit from the
festivities. After all, there's plenty of inspiration to be derived from the
shows - especially when it comes to that other
(slightly more universal) great thing about fall: Back-to-school
fashion. We've compiled some of our
favorite - not to mention seasonally adaptable and dress code-friendly - looks to
get your creative sartorial juices flowing.
DIY home tie dye experiments highly recommended.
Proenza Schouler
Colorful, funky and fun. Perfect attitude for your debut back-to-school entrance.
Anna Sui
Not your
grandma's sweater vest...
Marc by
Marc Jacobs
Exemplary
mixing of patterns and colors. As usual. (Bow optional.)
Lacoste
For rainy
days?
For
tennis tryouts?
Alexander
Wang
Knee
socks: Cool again!
Boy by
Band of Outsiders
Troop Beverly Hills meets
Gossip Girl? (I would recommend doing up a few additional buttons, however.)
Jason Wu
If you
are looking to do first-lady chic... Jason Wu is your man.
