Fashion month is the jam-packed time a few times per year where hundreds of designers present their runway shows in one of several international cities. Though many countries host their own fashion week in order to showcase offerings from native designers, the four main venues that host well-known talent are New York, London, Milan, and Paris. As pictures, reviews, and videos of the designs, backstage commotion, and front rows of every show are delivered instantaneously to eager, global audiences, this month can be as exhausting as it is exhilarating. I, for one, was guilty of experiencing anxiety when I wasn't able to check my phone or computer for hours while at work, as I knew that style.com and New York Magazine's The Cut would have already posted several new blog articles and runway pictures and I was dying to scroll through the new content.
The fun part about checking out fashion week pictures is being able to play judge and jury, similar to the way audiences decree which films look worthy enough to see when viewing previews at a movie theater. More and more websites are foregoing the act of waiting to post runway pictures until an accompanying review is able to be displayed alongside it. Instead, live streamed videos and pictures are posted alongside a small blip which reveals that the review will be posted later (after a writer has had time to write it). Everyone wants to see things nownownownow, which means that we can no longer wait for a style writer to compose a stream of sentences to sum up the feel and look of a designer's collection before we actually see pictures and make our own opinions. And I'll admit that when a slew of new shows roll in, my scrolling finger gets its fair share of exercise as I vie to see every.single.look from every.single.show two.times.through.
As the shows roll in and we see trends popping up, it's fun to compare designer's seasonal aesthetics against each other.
Which designer's use of lace was preferred?
Whose equestrian-chic undertone was most appealing?
Which grunge throwback was most appreciated?
And so on.
Here are a few trends with offerings presented from various designers, with various cities; designers being compared. In this international fashion match-up, who gets your vote for each trend?
1. Best Little White Dress (LWD)
New York: Robert Rodriguez via
Style
London: Temperley London via
The Cut\
Milan: Blugirl via
The Cut
Paris: Elie Saab via
The Cut
2. Best Menswear
New York: DKNY via
The Cut
Milan: Salvatore Ferragamo via
The Cut
Paris: Saint Lauren via
The Cut
3. Best Mod
New York: Kate Spade via
The Cut
Milan: Moschino via
The Cut
Paris: Louis Vuitton via
Style
4. Best Print
New York: Mara Hoffman via
The Cut
London: Erdem via
Style
Milan: Mila Schon via
The Cut
Paris: Christophe Lemaire via
Style
5. Best shoes
New York: Narciso Rodriguez via
The Cut
London: Tom Ford via
The Cut
Milan: Versace via
The Cut
Paris: Elie Saab via
The Cut
6. Best peplum
New York: Christian Siriano via
The Cut
London: Peter Pilotto via
The Cut
Milan: John Richmond via
The Cut
Paris: Giambattista Valli via
The Cut
7. Best blazer
New York: Donna Karan via
The Cut
London: Antonio Berardi via
Style
Milan: Just Cavalli via
Style
Paris: Paul and Joe via
The Cut
8. Best glitz
New York: Marchesa via
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London: Giles via
Style
Paris: Talbot Runhof via
The Cut
9. Best gown
New York: Zac Posen via
The Cut
London: Antonio Berardi via
Style
Paris: Elie Saab via
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