6. SabyasachiEthnic without being literal. This Indian designer offerred up clothing that a woman of any nationality would love to wear.
5. Vera WangThe moody elegance was a standout in a season of white.
4. Zac Posen
Played with drama, and with resounding success, like no other this season.
Played with drama, and with resounding success, like no other this season.
3. Narciso Rodriguez
Hard, aggressive and strong. Narcisco shows us his darker side and we liked it.
Hard, aggressive and strong. Narcisco shows us his darker side and we liked it.
2. Derek Lam
Loose, muted, but grounded with a harder edge – Everything this season was about.
…1. Proenza Schouler
Quintessentially New York, inherently downtown cool. The season’s best prints.
Quintessentially New York, inherently downtown cool. The season’s best prints.
So there we have it. And yes, I know that Marc Jacobs is not on the list. In my book, throwing tiers of fabric together, ripping harem pants in the most literal sense, throwing some metallic on, and slapping on a beaded handband do not qualify as the season’s best. Hey, as Mr. Lagerfeld says, isn’t it already about the next collection anyway?
I really loved Vera Wang’s direction this year.
But Proenza Schouler hands down did it for me above all else.
loved narciso.
proenza had a wonderful collection, but got some bad reviews. no karan?