Jason Wu's inaugural Hugo Boss collection, 40 years of wrap dresses, and a streaker storming onto Prabal Gurung's runway -- we wrap up the biggest buzz from NYFW.
Fashion weeks are always a hectic whirlwind of shows, presentations and after parties. There are times when you wish that someone could compile everything and list down the important things you need to know about the entire week without moving an inch.
For this fall/winter 2014, we have listed down ten things that you need to remember from New York Fashion Week (NYFW).
Alexander Wang show in Brooklyn
As fashion moves forward, many designers have also moved away from the tradition of showing in the Lincoln Centre to more exotic parts of Manhattan. In Alexander Wang’s case, he decided to put on a show over in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As one of the top contenders of NYFW, every known fashionista and media literati braved the snowstorm and crossed the East River, all in order to see his latest creations.
Diane von Furstenberg celebrates 40 years of iconic wrap dresses
This year, the iconic American fashion house celebrated the 40th Anniversary of its signature wrap dresses starting with an exhibition in Los Angeles, followed by a golden confetti filled runway during NYFW with 15 unique gold wrap dresses in every imaginable silhouette and style.
(Photo: @PGstreaker)
A streaker at Prabal Gurung
Fashion weeks have always been known for its runway crashers in the form of animal rights protesters and plain ol' random attention seekers. This season, it happened at Prabal Gurung’s show. The male streaker wore a raincoat, gold crown, red socks and leopard print thong and ran alongside the models, bringing giggles and laughter among the guests. Rest assured the show went on without a glitch and the streaker got his 15 second of fame. So all is well in the fashion capital.
Jason Wu’s inaugural collection for Hugo Boss
Inaugurations are not strange affairs for designer Jason Wu, what with his repertoire of dressing US First Lady Michelle Obama for the presidential inauguration ceremony. This season, Wu debuted his first BOSS womenswear collection as the newly appointed artistic director; the show saw many celebrities and fashion insiders who came in support of Wu including Benedict Cumberbatch, Reese Witherspoon, Anna Dello Russo and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Donna Karan’s 30th anniversary fashion show
It was a rather steamy and grand affair at Donna Karan’s anniversary show, celebrating 30 years of amazing fashion with supermodels like Karolina Kurkova, Karlie Kloss and Hilary Rhoda storming down the runway in sheer gowns with thigh high slit swirling in all its glory down at the Wall Street show venue. Major stars like Hugh Jackman, Rita Ora and Katie Holmes graced the front row in support of the New York designer.
Manolo Blahnik debuts his fall/winter collection in NYFW
This season, unlike the usual presentation in London, the designer decided to make a debut in New York with a collection preview in Chelsea, which included a short film named “Manolo Blahnik at Work” by Michael Roberts.
Star Wars makes an appearance in Rodarte
Rodarte is known for its take in surrealism and fantasy but this season saw a turn of events with the designer duo diving right into a Star Wars film with a number of dresses featuring a giant Luke Skywalker and R2-D2 print. While it might seem over the top and silly, it definitely made the designers stand out in social media and it's the perfect geek chic moment for all Star Wars fans to look fabulous on the red carpet.
(Photos: Alexander Wang, Donna Karan, Rodarte, Twitter)
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