Fashion scene blends youth humor with bold fall styles
New York fashion week opens with Willi Smith Betsey Johnson Norma Kamali and Danny Noble offering playful nonconformist lines while mainstream houses Calvin Klein Ralph Lauren and others chart a steadier course. 60s chic meets Raj era India as ski pants and stirrup pants pair with oversized knit tunics and tunics belted at the waist. Johnson's cross dressing themes echo with unisex tunics and hairpin trends.
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Williwear Fall Fashion Shows Mix Travel Vignettes In NY
New York designers Willi Smith Betsey Johnson and Norma Kamali present fall collections with travel themed scenes in a New York showroom. The shows mix avant garde displays with wearable pieces like a fleece jumpsuit plaid corduroy and micro minis while highlighting Spain India America and space college motifs and include Kamali’s velvet satin and fake fur contrasts. Danny Noble debuts his first men’s wear line as women’s styles stay bold with oversized blazers vests and tunic pieces.
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