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Fashion industry insider Camilla Morton jumped right into the throes of New York Fashion Week and will be guest-blogging for Modelinia all week long.
From the body-con earlier (no wonder I hated everything in my wardrobe) to the magic of Marc Jacobs…
As I stood outside and sucked up the scene, editors looked at me incredulously as if I was playing Russian roulette not dashing straight in. Marc—after a bad experience—always starts on time. But I needn’t have fretted: Lady Gaga didn’t manage to crash in until six looks in. But she was six looks too late as Marc was all about the individual last night.
Iris Strubegger opened with her hair slicked back, face whitened out, and black kohl-painted eyes, stomping past Madonna in a white ruffled high collar, petrol trench, and woven long-fringed bag. Next came Jac in a pastel pink blouse worn under a mound of ruffles twisted over a column-length dress. Gaga and Madonna, two of the most infamous chameleons around, nodded in time to the music as Nimue Smit, Ginta Lapina, and Heloise Guerin in their Kabuki-esque makeup strutted on by. The craftsmanship of the details on Heloise’s twinset, and the bloomers, handkerchiefs and lamé dresses seen in this show were incredible. Marc avoided sticking to any one trend, mixing blouses with silk bodices, tight with loose, changing the course of fashion yet again. While newcomer Hannah Holman made her runway debut, Angelika Kocheva, Yulia Kharlaponova, and Elsa Sylvan sported looks perfect for Gaga or the Material Girl to wear onstage, while Olga Sherer and Irina Kulikova’s outfits would be suitable for a trip to the bank. But it was Imogen Morris Clarke or Maryna Linchuk’s ensembles that were emblematic of Marc’s wearable, original beauty. ~ Camilla Morton
