NYFW FALL 10: Trend Report - The Colours
With New York Fashion week wrapped up, in the next few days I'm going to be looking at what trends were both dominant and successful on the catwalks - and which we should be working into our own winter wardrobes. First up are the colours that saturated the runway (and it wasn't just your typical winter black).
One of the most notable trends on the Fall runways at New York Fashion Week was the variance in colours. Although black was a mainstay (as it always is for winter) it was very noticeably challenged by a resurgence in both anaemic hues like creams, pastels and taupes and also refreshing alternatives to black like olive and burgundy. Not to mention the strong appearance of the classic camel hue.
ANTI BLACK
Several designers were clearly steering away from the classic winter mainstay of black altogether with the hue replaced by charcoals and greys, or not even appearing at all.
MARC JACOBS
The Marc Jacobs collection has been referred to as a vision of pale. The garments were all a return to simplicity in cut and especially hue - ivory, dove grey and the palest pastels all created a clean, classic and refreshingly uncluttered effect.
RODARTE
Since their debut, the Rodarte sisters have made their love of gothic black and blood red a cornerstone of the beautifully decaying collections. So their pale, delicate fall collection was a welcome surprise and showed their versatility. Soft, feminine, craft-evoking pieces ranged from the palest ivories to toast hues and washed out florals with only the rare appearance of deep reds.
RACHEL COMEY
Comey's collection was a splash of colour and pattern yet still perfect for winter. Mixing up print pieces in a broad spectrum of winter perfect hues and none of them black.
KAREN WALKER
Our own Karen Walker showed some very wearable alternatives to black; instead using traditional yet appealing hues of charcoal, khaki and navy as foils to her colourful pieces and prints.
CAMEL
One of the most noticeable colour trends for fall (although this may be because I'm in love with the colour and all it's connotations) was the strong resurgence in camel. Sometimes considered a bit old fashioned and boring, it appeared on so many catwalks at New York Fashion Week and in every case was both thoroughly modern yet still evoked that classic simplicity and class. Think iconic pieces like a camel coat or a toffee coloured shearling jacket and your pretty spot on with what your closet will be needing for winter.
MICHAEL KORS
Kors is famous and beloved for his rein as king of American Sportswear, and for Fall he did several lovely, timeless interpretations of the classic Camel coat - an iconic contemporary luxury item
ALEXANDER WANG
Wang also reinterpreted the classic camel coat for his Wall Street inspired Fall collection - what goes better with a twisted, sexy take on a pinstripe suit than classic camel outerwear.
3.1 PHILLIP LIM
Camel hues featured at 3.1 Phillip Lim in most of the coats and jackets - adding some warm colour to the neutral clothing.
DKNY
Camel and tan hues made up the main palette (along with black and biscuit browns) at DKNY evoking toasty warmth.
RACHEL COMEY
As previously mentioned, Comey's collection was full of colour. But she cleverly used camel hues as a neutral, which subtly enhanced her colours and prints even more.
BURGUNDY
The appearance of this winey hue really caught my eye. The rich, dramatic and evocative colour is perfect with winter blacks and charcoals as well as the pale hues hat have been popular. The beauty with burgundy is that it actually does go with many colours, being darker than most primary and bright colours, and more serious that light frothy pastels.
RODARTE
The deep, blood red maroons that have been a signature colour of the Rodarte sisters were one of the very few colours to feature in their mostly pale as bone Fall collection, adding an earthy edge.
DKNY and RAG & BONE
The hue was paired with grey at both DKNY and Rag & Bone - proving to be a good colour option for outerwear.
KHAKI/OLIVE
Like burgundy, khaki and olive hues were used by several designers as refreshing yet subtle alternatives to black, grey and navy.
KAREN WALKER
Karen Walker's collection featured a particularly covetable pair of olive green/brown trousers that would be a very wearable alternative to black and grey.
RAG & BONE
At Rag & Bone there were several looks in all olive/khaki with touches of black - evoke the outdoors old fashioned exploring. One-colour looks can be a bit risky but these look surprising low key and subtle, aided by the mixture of fabrics and textures.
By Emma Gleason
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