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'New York Fashion Week is in full swing and the SS20 collections are hitting the runways. As usual, the best looks are split between the catwalk and the sidewalk. The Big Four fashion shows are beginning with a bang in the Big Apple. It has been a European summer full of style, with Copenhagen and Oslo fashion weeks inspiring devotees across the globe. New York Fashion Week, running from 6 – 12 September, kicks off the first of the Big Four – New York, London, Paris and Milan. Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Brandon Maxwell, Kith x Ksubi, Prabal Gurung, Zimmermann and many more giants in the fashion world have released their spring/summer collections for 2020, which featured unique colour combinations and distinctive silhouettes making a comeback. This season’s schedule has been revamped by new chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and fashion mainstay, Tom Ford. Designer Vera Wang marks 30 years in the business this season, along with Chromat and Prabal Gurung each celebrating a decade on the fashion scene. The spring collections were suitably refreshing and reminiscent of cool cocktails. Swishy shoulder-padded power suits are back. The classic white suit was revisited by Tory Burch and given a decidedly forties twist. Designers Mara Hoffman and Adeam also flirted with the bright white co-ord. Pastel lime shades featured on the catwalks of Jonathan Simkhai, Rosetta Getty and Tibi, to name a few. The cool citrus shade was showcased in flowing fabrics, cascading to the floor in cottons and silks. More structured styles got a look in as well. The peplum silhouette made a brief return in the collections of Ulla Johnsons, Christopher John Rogers and Khaite. KITH had a notable collaboration with Australian brand Ksubi for this season’s NYFW, showcasing a dream collab between elevated athleisure and punk-inspired denim streetwear. Ksubi is entering the canon of renowned streetwear brands showcased at Ronnie Fieg’s Manhattan and Brooklyn stores. The collab proved fresh, with a straight-leg jean, boyfriend-cut with Ksubi staple slashes on the knee and matching denim jacket for womenwear. For menswear, Kith x Ksubi denim jackets abounded. Another Australian label, Zimmermann, also shone on the New York runway. Sister-duo designers Nicky and Simone Zimmermann spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald, saying that the collection, “Wavelength” was inspired by a memory from their school days in Sydney’s south: “I love to show connection to a memory or something I can identify with … from where we’re from. This collection is about being at school in December, you’ve done your exams, and the teachers [say], ‘You can watch a movie’.” Tommy Hilfiger has teamed up with Zendaya for the second season in a row. The looks this time around served as a celebration of diversity, taking inspiration from the uptown NY women of the 1970s. Designs included velvet suits with tie-neck blouses, lurex jumpsuits, and snakeskin print dresses and trousers. Thom Browne brought some gender fluidity and theatricality to the event, with a performance art promotion called “The Officepeople”, in which performers of all genders filed down the New York sidewalk in identical grey suit jackets and pleated skirts. The faux office workers carried their Thom Browne suitcases to the fountain and ate identical sandwiches. Prabal Gurung’s ten-year anniversary show traced through American fashion history, showing off forays into sportswear, denim, athleisure, tie dye and formal ballgowns. Gurung notably changed venues after news that the show’s previous venue chairman was hosting a fundraiser for Donald Trump. The finale walk of the show had models wearing sashes asking “Who Gets to Be an American?” The show notes stated, “To me, this country has always been a beacon of hope where one’s wildest ambitions can come true; a melting pot that is colourful, multicultural, and beautiful…I am an American…I continue to seek the America I came here to be a part of—the America that I know is still there. With the Spring 2020 Collection, we seek to celebrate hope, courage, and present an ode to the true American Dream.” STORY BY SUZE MONTGOMERY EDITED BY EDUARDO CASTRO NARRATED BY ANNALISA ASTARITA'
Tags: new york fashion week , Zimmermann , NYFW SS2020 , KSUBI & KITH , SUZE MONTGOMERY
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