Fashion Week spring 2010: Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein for spring 2010 runway show in New York. AP PHOTO
NEW YORK (AP) — The easy elegance that has become the hallmark of the spring shows was alive and well on the Calvin Klein runway Thursday as New York Fashion Week neared its close.
The simple and sophisticated palette that creative director Francisco Costa favors this season was dominated by white, black, a neutral color he called porcelain, with brief cameos of a seafoam green, citrine and aqua.
(Color names have become a guessing game for the retailers, stylists and editors who attend the Klein show. What will “ether” and “shell” be? Turns out, a light silver and a slightly pinkish white.)
What’s new here is the looser shape and an emphasis on tactile textures. In recent history, Costa has focused on architecture but this was more about needle-punched fabrics, crinkle silk and a bit of mohair. A white dress with all-over crushed pleats was the perfect thing to wear for cocktails after a day at the beach.
Most styles were short, as has been the trend, and the looks that were long mostly had a sheer bottom, adding to the feeling of lightness, even if the sleeves often were long or models were wearing jackets.
One of the sexiest looks of the week was a long, body-grazing slip dress made of gazar and chiffon with a nylon coat on top. It wasn’t what you saw that mattered, it was what was suggested.
Calvin Klein for spring 2010 runway show in New York. AP PHOTO
Calvin Klein spring 2010 runway show in New York. AP PHOTO
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