NEW YORK FASHION WEEK (FALL 2022)

Peter Do Spring 2022 Ready- To- Wear

I always have so much love love for Peter Do and this collection made me love the fashion house even more. For this collection there was a big emphasis on the suit and how powerful it can make someone look and feel. I personally love a good suit and Peter Do‘s take on the suit in terms of the color palette and the tailoring is overall chefs kiss. The monochrome three piece suits that combined with the trousers with the elongated waist coats and off the shoulder double faced coats was a beautiful way that Peter Do took upon when bringing the silhouette of the suit back on the runway for us to see. I especially loved how toned down this collection was. Since the color was mainly focused on four major colors, black, white, grey, and camel. Looking at each suit and clothing item pictured on the runway I love how Peter Do has emphasized his expression of cuts and tailoring. With the different variations on the suit with the cut of the jacket and the coats being being featured as a layering piece, as well as a contrasting panel. The panel and coat gave movement to the suit itself.

Peter Do’s last spring 2022 collection also showed this as well with many of the garments being very flowy and functiona. In addition, his minimalist outlook on the collection and his now signature four piece suit is something he also explored and I believe has perfected.

With this current collection it is clear he has took what he has done before and highlights what he does so well. It’s safe to say that the suit is back and Peter Do’s color blocked, well tailored suits are the face of this resurgence.

Proenza Schouler Fall 2022

With such beautiful tailoring, Proenza has once again proven to be absolutely amazing at what they do.

In this collection knits were used a lot and I found it interesting how Proenza was able to use different knitting technique. For example, the new knitting machines used were knitting sideways rather than up and down which created the sculpted like frame that shaped the hips and flared at the waist. I especially loved the hooded peplum sweaters and trousers that were worn by Bella Hadid in look eight. The fresh take that were presented with pleated jersey gowns were also my favorite and especially loved the pops of color ranging from red, yellow, and ultraviolet.

Looking at the recent collections of NYFW I have noticed that this season as with past seasons is very comfortable and with ease. And Proenza’s latest fall 2022 collection is that and some more. For fall Proenza presented a sense of formality with corsets, coats and drop waist silk dresses. The hourglass silhouette made up of knits

With the return of miss Bella Hadid back on the runway you know this New York Fashion Week is going be amazing to see. The latest fall 2022 collection by Proenza Schouler is undoubtedly one of my favorites this New York Fashion week. I loved the different sculpted knit tops and waist cinching jackets, it gave an anatomical style that I think Proenza has done very good at.

AREA Spring 2022

From space diva to hot girls In a nightclu, AREA has once again taken us into a fantasy that I for one do not want to leave. From the crystal imbedded tops to the feather trimmed trousers and boots, AREA has done it again.

For this latest spring 2022 collection I especially loved how AREA is putting a spine on showgirl customes, especially with the sparkly crystal tops and pants with the feather trim. I felt it embodied the showgirl persona precisely while also keeping signature elements of AREA. The deco glamour that is this collection is absolutely gorgeou, beautiful and outright amazing. Oh how I would love to dress in AREA, one day.

Besides the sparkle and exuberance of this lastest AREA spring collection I really loved and appreciated seeing the iconic and legendary Connie Fleming partake in this collection. The pieces in this collection are over the top and somewhat take inspiration from Mugler early work in the 90s and how expressive and fun the collections and runway shows were.

This spring collection by AREA screams I know what I want and I know exactly how to get it.

With this lastest collection from AREA it’s nice to see something from a brand that is not all that serious and instead playfull. Fashion at times can be too self serious and reserved that when I am able to experience a collection from a brand that is playful and not so serious it makes looking at the collection and digesting it even better.

No Sesso Fall 2022 rtw

Now that it is New York Fashion Week No Sesso is taking their latest fall 2022 collection to a whole new level. With the use of traditional American materials like brown houndstooth wool and red nylon, No Sesso is the brand to be taken seriously.

Designers Pia Davis and Autumn Randolph both show their own experiences as black elements throughout this collection with their own definition of fashion classics.

In this collection there were revealing dresses that dropped off the body, as well as crisp shorts that revealed the torso and cradled the busy area. Howeve, what struck me the most with this collection was the denim looks that are from thier latest Levi’s collaboration paired up of upcycled pieces. From vintage varsity jackets, puffer jackets and old knitwear trimmed with crystal bedding to make a dress, these upcylced pieces were the highlight of the collection for me. In addition to the use of denim and how those collaboration with Levi’s was utilize. In one of the pieces there was a denim corset with lacing that accentuated the waist and hips while also being paired with baggy jeans. This sort of styling played into the sexual but sensual way of dress that almost feels utilitarian when looking at it.

No Sesso has done an amazing job at including essential pieces that are more utilitarian that it makes the brand and the clothing items themselves feel like you too can wear this anywhere and any time of day.

No Sesso has proved that an essential piece in your wardrobe can work in so many ways than one. This lastest fall 2022 collection is absolutely amazing and I believe captures the essence of black women and our style. Seeing fashions classics be shown in the light of black women during New York Fashion week has been a highlight of mine and I am currently obsessing over this collection as this New York Fashion week comes to an end. No Sesso’s Fall 2022 collection is most definitely a highlight of this NYFW.

Laquan Smith Fall 2022

How can I talk about New York Fasjion Week and not talk about the one and only Laquan Smith. Starting off his grand show Smith payed tribute to the fabulous late Andre Leon Talley, the longtime Vogue editor and style icon with a moment of silenc. Mr. Talley has paved the way for so many black and queer black people to be apart of the fashion industry itself so this moment was very beautiful and heartfelt for not only me but I’m sure the people in attendance.

Now, what’s a Laquan Smith show without some fiery buzz. Making her first runway debut we got miss Julia Fox, the IT girl at the moment, opening the show wearing a black turtleneck dress with very bold chest cutouts that almost act as a revenge dress. We also have Euphoria star Chloe Cherry wearing a purple two piece ensemble with a fur trimmed coat to go over it.

This collection is very brazen as it explores the provactive side of a woman and how powerful a woman can feel and be in ultra sexy clothes, especially when it’s by Laquan Smith himself.

“My woman is a bit provocative, and there’s something quite provocative about this space” — Laquan Smith (Vogue)

Laquan Smith quite literally took my breath away as he did with his last spring 2022 on the Empire State Building. This time around he is absolutely killing it as the clothing presented down the runway scream baddie and sexy, everything that Laquan does so well.

Many of the pieces in this collection were electrifying. With the return of ultra sexy, naughty glamour many of the pieces in the collection were absolutely to die for. Fabulous mink coats, sequins, lots of it, mini skirts, and bold cutouts. The color palette for this collection consisted of neutrals which I love with hints of golds, blues and reds. Smith does sexy in such a way that any woman wearing his clothes will absolutely feel and look like a baddie.

Marc Jacobs Fall 2022

Marc Jacob, who doesn’t love him? From heaven by Marc Jacobs to his one namesake brand Marc is and will always kill it when it comes to his designs and this latest fall 2022 collection is just that.

Marc Jacobs has once again proven his artistry and I love it. This collection came as a big surprise for me and many others as it was just dropped just like that. However I absolutely love this ten look collection and couldn’t ask for more. With warped denim pieces and the unraveling dresses this collection was very abstract and pushed for a different dimension that I believe Marc Jacobs has done very well. It’s always nice to Anok Yai and the Hadid sisters so I wasn’t complaining in that department.

This latest fall 2022 collection dropped like the Beyonce self titled album back in 2013, I was taken aback but so so happy and excited. In this collection there are nodes to his past work which Marc has made a point do with his popular Snapshot bags. With this collection Marc is taking leftover motifs and fabrics and elevating them into a whole new entity that almost feels surreal.

A favorite piece of mine from the collection is look nine, worn by Julia Nobis, which is the white cotton coil dress that unravels at the ribcage. In addition to the Jean skirt topped with an oversized duvet cloak worn by Anok Yai In look ten. I also enjoyed the sister duo Bella and Gigi Hadid. The two felt like a callback to a black and white swan. Gigi being the white swan and Bella being the black swan. Both looked fantastic as they were warped in denim and scattered in sequins.

This collection was very subtle with their color palette which I found present in other collections presented this New York Fashion Week. I thourogly enjoyed looking at the ten different looks and the different dimensions of each piece.