New York Fashion Week So Far

So far, I've been blown away by most of the Spring shows. Like, I cannot with how stunningly beautiful some of the collections have been. Here are my favorite collections (So far of course).

Zac Posen

(All Photos from Style.com)

How can you not love Zac? Unbelievably sexy body con dresses, constantly using different patterns and materials, every show like an explosion of color, not to mention how handsome and dapper Zac himself is. His spring collection was no different, he played to his strengths - gowns and dressed dripping in sex appeal, gorgeous jackets on top of pencil and floor length skirts - extreme femininity. The gowns ranged from heavier materials to the most delicate tulle adorning one of his enormous-skirted finale dresses. I'm obsessed with the peplum-like hem of the top in the second look above, as well as the gentle floral at the bottom of the wedding dress on the right above. In short - this collection is just amazing.


Chado Ralph Rucci

I was honestly so taken aback by this collection. I was not expecting such an obscenely modern (I use that term in the best possible way) show. Ralph Rucci's clothes are always very modern and almost futuristic, but he really nailed that look this season. The colors! The cutouts! The cuts! The everything! Sidenote: who knew pink was so futuristic? The whole collection reminded me of The Jetsons - a 1950s/60s vision of the future. The jumpsuit-like quality of a lot of the jackets and dresses and the adapted A-line skirts encapsulate this. The future has never looked so good.


Jason Wu

Oh my god so sexy. Jason Wu served up S&M realness for spring, and it worked so damn well. When one of the first looks of a show is a transparent belted blazer (The first look on the right) you know it's going to be an amazing collection. He continued this see-through theme throughout the collection, including the shoes. Borrowing the mesh from the above-the-elbow gloves (as well as from the Versace fall boots) he created mesh pumps with crystals adorning the heel. And even though the collection was full of S&M and menswear references (Suspenders, blazers...) every look remained delightfully feminine.


Monique Lhuillier

I'm honestly at a loss for what to say about Monique Lhullier's spring collection. 'Etherial beauty' just doesn't cut it. Taking the aquatic theme present largely in last year's spring shows and putting an almost royal spin on it brought out some of the most stunning gowns of the season so far. Each look looks as if it floated down the runway, the materials were so light. Many of the floor-length gowns were transparent, giving a glimpse of the gorgeous strappy heels. The Monique Lhullier girl this season is a mermaid princess, stepping (or swimming) out in all manner of gold and seashells.