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Summer scarves: Warm toppings for the last streaks of sun
A winter favorite is getting its day in the sun this year.
Scarves of all styles and colors are topping tanks and tees for the last days of summer, glowing on their own before they're tucked into light jackets and winter coats.
Perhaps it's a nod to the cold seasons ahead. But before the chill sets in, long pashminas flow behind fast-walking New York professionals wearing all black. Small, floral silk pieces tied neatly at the throat keep necks warm so the rest of the outfits can comfortably soak up rays. Cotton stoles hang open over short-sleeved tops.
Venus Williams wore a scarf over a black T-shirt at the recent launch of her fashion line, EleVen. She pointed out that while she wore EleVen everything, the chunky, multicolored sash spun around her neck was the only item on her body not from the new collection.
Fashion Week shows off feminine dresses
A woman's best bet for spring fashion success? It's still the dress. But the spring 2008 styles shown at Wednesday's opening of New York Fashion Week were more loose and feminine than the ladylike, polished fall fashions now in stores. Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. collection offered both mod frocks and sexy sheaths. BCBG Max Azria showed sheer, flowy dresses, while Abaete turned to '40s-inspired sheaths and halters for the collections shown at Bryant Park. New York Fashion Week lasts eight days, previewing the spring-summer looks of 60 designers for fashion editors, retail buyers and stylists. Highlights this season will include Ralph Lauren celebrating his 40 years in fashion with a black-tie dinner Saturday night. Dresses have been a strong trend the past three fashion cycles, but what started with short, boxy shifts in the spring morphed into shirtdresses for fall.
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