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Nicole Miller does timeless, not trends
If you're into trend spotting, don't study the Nicole Miller spring collection too closely. The designer declared in the notes left for the retail buyers, stylists and editors at her New York Fashion Week show that her look next season is about timelessness, not obvious trends. It made for a mix of shapes and colors on the runway Wednesday night at Bryant Park, but the link between them all was "streamlined glamour," she said. "The silhouette moves closer to the body. It emphasizes the waist and stronger shoulders highlighted by beading and military details," Miller said. Miller knows how to do a dress - it's what front-row fans like Ivana Trump and Jane Krakowski come for - and slim-cut sheaths in beige and black were among the best. In the same mood were a beige scarf-neck jacket and black wool wide-leg pants with a slim snakeskin belt, and a khaki-colored pencil skirt made of dry cotton burlap worn with a black silk blouse with miniature pompom embellishments.
Bill Blass uses house's archives to create his collection of spring dresses
The design studio led by Prabal Gurung found their inspiration in "the pretty young things" who so often are called to cocktail parties and other dressy occasions. While Bill Blass might be most famous for its tailored sportswear, the "unsung heroes" of the label have been the dresses and gowns rich in embroideries and other intricacies, the design team explained in notes provided at the presentation at the New York Public Library. The women who would wear a sweet blush-colored silk-satin dress with an embroidered rosette tulle underskirt or the lovely cocktail dress made of ivory and black tulle and decorated with black beads and lace are those who "take fashion risks and exude sensuality," the designers said. "They are confident and do no seek approval from anyone. This collection is a nod to Mr.
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