The Calvin Klein Show
I really liked the Calvin Klein show.
I loved the shades and textures of grays - shiny, matte, fuzzy/furry, thick/thin, long and short.
There were also so many great pleated-back details in this collection. Though they don’t read very well on the Style.com photos because they are all from the front.
This look is a good example.
The collar draping creates beautiful deep pleats (modern Watteau pleats, how's that for costume history!) that runs down her back. In the bottom photo, you can see what I'm talking about in the background image.
Combine that to the perfect chocolate/gray color combo, and this is one of my favorite looks of the season.
I just found this Watteau-pleat illustration, see what I mean?
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Q said ... (5:29 PM) :
post a commentWhile I appreciate the technique, I don't like the "jacket put on backwards look."
Had the "hood like" effect been taken from the front, I might consider this style though as the back detailing is nice indeed!
Thanks for the fashion history lesson. Man; we get it all on this blog!
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i love this collection.
relaxed yet totally clean and chic!
I do agree that the pleats make the back interesting. I also liked the collection as a whole. There were a lot of pieces I would wear. The dresses were very slim too.
Thanks for the Watteau sketch too. Fashion history is important. :)
Wow Sart, these looks are terribly grim I think. I appreciate the sophistication, but they look like they've just barely survived the apocalypse and are in mourning.
I'm so glad that women don't actually look and dress like this.
I thought this collection was absolutely breathtaking. I wish I could have been there to watch it live, but even watching the video and photos I was absolutely wowed.
I tried on a dress/tunic the other day from some cheap little shop and realized it simply wouldn't work because there was no effort to create this pleating. So the fabric just bunched and hung instead of draping like they in these pics. Yet another style that just can't be bought on the cheap.
Love the leather jacket.
Don't they have a bottle of Static Guard backstage? Both skirts look in need of a spray.
Oh, dear, even their skin looks grey
my 4-year-old loves to put her coat on backwards. it's hilarious to her.
I love those somber clothes. So much better than his last outing.
SO happy you mentioned Watteau pleats, Sart. You should read Anne Hollander's brilliant book on the history of draping, if you haven't--"Fabric of vision."
The first jacket looks backwards... there's humor in fashion after all. =D