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10 top ‘takeaways’ from New York Fashion Week

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A model presents a bold brightly coloured design from the Marc Jacobs spring-summer 2019 collection at New York Fashion Week. Photo: Reuters
A model presents a bold brightly coloured design from the Marc Jacobs spring-summer 2019 collection at New York Fashion Week. Photo: Reuters
New York Fashion Week

Rihanna’s sexy lingerie closes event as Ralph Lauren marks 50 years of designs, Wes Gordon’s Carolina Herrera debut inspires and model Kaia Gerber ‘arrives’

New York Fashion Week came to a close with Rihanna’s outre Brooklyn party, which unveiled her new Savage x Fenty lingerie line – claiming an honour traditionally the preserve of crème de la crème designer Marc Jacobs.

As the spring-summer 2019 season flits to Europe, with style shows in London, Milan and Paris, here is a quick round-up of the top 10 takeaways from the Big Apple.

Happiness is the truth

A model presents a brightly coloured floral combination and jacket from the Michael Kors spring-summer 2019 collection show – which the designer dubbed ‘Sunny Side Up’ – during New York Fashion Week. Photo: Reuters
A model presents a brightly coloured floral combination and jacket from the Michael Kors spring-summer 2019 collection show – which the designer dubbed ‘Sunny Side Up’ – during New York Fashion Week. Photo: Reuters

Dark times be damned was the vibe this season.

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Why suffer in unease about the Trump presidency, global warming or threat to Western liberalism when you can put on a yellow dress?

Especially today, when things are heavy and dark and difficult and we don’t know the way through, it’s good to deal with that with a light touch
Niall Sloan, creative director, Escada

There were bright colours galore. Yellows, mustards and chartreuse were on display at Carolina Herrera and Kate Spade.

Michael Kors dubbed his show “Sunny Side Up”.

Matthew Adams Dolan sported fluorescent yellow.

“Especially today, when things are heavy and dark and difficult and we don’t know the way through, it’s good to deal with that with a light touch,” said Niall Sloan, the creative director at Escada.

Happy Birthday, Ralph

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