Creative geniuses Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte showcased a darkly imaginative collection of weaved rags, leathers, velvets and wools based around a morbid tale of a woman burned alive in a savage landscape who pieces together these outfits of rags to cover her burns. We have to say, she did a pretty darn good job of it. The tartan rags gave the collection a kind of Scottish Highlands feel alongside the tribal tattooed arms and gothic aesthetic.

All good things must eventually come to an end, and so dear Vine readers, we must wrap-up our New York Fashion Week coverage and return to the GS Sydney HQ and some form of normalcy and regular sleeping hours. We have loved keeping you up to date on all of the best shows direct from New York. Here are our highlights from the final days of NYFW...

Kit Willow has become quite the New York stalwart with her Spring 2010 collection marking her seventh season in the Big Apple. But she’s proven she hasn’t forgotten her Australian roots, taking her inspiration this season from the natural beauty of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. As one of the seven natural wonders of the world we’re thinking Willow deserves a little Tourism Australia support for bringing this hot spot to the attention of the world’s fashion elite. Willow reworked this environmental wonderland with pearl-shell encrusted strong-shouldered jackets and dresses, golden sand brocades, bright ocean-blue prints and ivory dresses adorned with huge swirling shell designs. Major internationals Karlie Kloss, Iekeliene Stange and Siri Tollerød featured in the on-site show alongside our own Abbey Lee Kershaw.

Proenza Schouler played with colour and pattern this season in the aim of creating something fresh and youthful. And it worked a treat. Looking to the surfing and skateboarding worlds of their younger years (the inspiration for the casual jackets tied around the waist no doubt), the results were like rare and exotic tropical fish with bright, ocean-coloured tie-dyes and colourful micro-ruffled skirts and bright sequins giving the sense of the tropical coloured scales of exotic sea creatures.

The Calvin Klein show closed the week up for the GS team, where we were unexpectedly greeted with our name specially marked on the second row, alongside reps from Vogue’s Asian editions – exciting times for first time NYFWers we can tell you! Francisco Costa’s latest offering played with shape and texture, moving away from the structured looks of last season in favour of a fluid collection of rounded shapes and loose-fitting forms. The collection felt both effortless and comfortable with crinkled opaques and linens, loose ivory jackets and relaxed full-length tank dresses. The biggest trend from the collection came in the one-armed puff sleeve dresses in heavy, textured peach, dyed cream and charcoal and crisp ivory.

Backstage photographer: Cara Stricker




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