Fashion Week spring 2010: Michael Kors
Michael Kors spring 2010 runway show in New York. AP PHOTO
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors had a clear vision for his new collection: use strategically placed pieces of a colorless acrylic material to add lightness and sex appeal to a season of “urbane renewal.”
The Perspex pieces, which went down the sides of a black swimsuit and across the waist of a sky-blue shift for a full view of the models’ skin, gave Kors’ overall look for spring a bit of a ’60s vibe. While he showed the looks at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday mostly with silver pumps, the models just as easily could have worn white go-go boots.
A white leather shift dress with a zigzag of zippers down the front (worn by Kors muse Carmen Kass) kicked off the show. Another asymmetrical zipper dress, this one made of pistachio-green wool boucle, was unzipped at the bustline for a suggestive effect.
The bleach-splatter fitted dress, silver crinkle lame sheath and black “cage” dress with a slashed bodice and checkerboard of black patent leather as its back all looped back to Kors’ interest in graphics and architecture that he also cited in his notes.
But the collection also had a softer side, best illustrated by the painterly watercolor prints in lilac and seafoam used for silhouettes including walking shorts and an origami-folded skirt. However, the asymmetric sweaters — some of them missing an arm, others with a slashed waistband — paired with watercolor pieces were perplexing. It could leave customers, especially in this economy, wondering where the rest of their cashmere went.
Michael Kors spring 2010 runway show in New York. AP PHOTO
Michael Kors spring 2010 runway show in New York. AP PHOTO
Michael Kors spring 2010 runway show in New York. AP PHOTO
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