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Monochrome Shift: Summer to Fall
During another unusually hot summer, women dressed in white from head to toe. Lightweight, all-white clothing was the only way to beat the heat when the city felt like a kiln.
Then, in the NYC version of crows appearing at the onset of fall, all-black outfits started popping up in mid to late August. And another summer comes to an end.
Windy Day in Paris, February 2020
NYFW Trend Takeaway: Winter White
If there was one look we noticed over and over again during New York fashion week, it was winter white. There were so many winter white outfits that rival editors and buyers showed up wearing the same thing on the same day. Look closely at these photos, and you’ll see some even include another person wearing all white in the background – that’s how prevalent it was.
The all-white clothing we’ve seen recently started as a signal of solidarity with suffragettes, an indication of the collective power of female voters. In D.C., female senators wore all white to the State of the Union speech, and in Hollywood, Billie Eilish chose an all-white Chanel outfit for the Oscars. In New York, it may be a reaction to global warming and the extraordinarily mild temperatures we’ve had this winter. Or it may just be fashion: white is certainly a flexible neutral, no matter what the weather.
So if there are any last minute items you want to snap up before all the spring merchandise comes into stores, make it a white or cream-colored coat or jacket in any style. If you really want to double down on this trend, get some white boots or sneakers as well. Both will last into the spring… if it ever gets cold again. (more…)
Paris Traffic Jam: Adesuwa Aighewi at Fendi Couture FW2018
The White Stripes: Loulou de Saison at Tory Burch FW2018
Leave it to Loulou de Saison to come up with a sort of postmodern Breakfast at Tiffany’s look, in optic white with cat eye sunglasses. Love it!
White Track Suits, Outside Tory Burch SS2018
Here was Tory Burch’s spin on the white pantsuit for a new generation: white track suits, which many of the models wore as they left her show this fall. Hiandra Martinez and Manuela Sanchez struck a pose.
Portrait with a Rolls, Couture SS2017
A guest at the Francesco Scognamiglio show arrived in a Rolls Royce – one that matched her dress and coat, no less.
Keep It Simple: Celine Aagaard at Tome SS2018
The simple elegance of a white dress always works, as seen on Celine Aagaard at the Tome show in NYC.
Perfectly Suited: Alek Wek at the Whitney Museum Gala
Alek Wek wore a crisp suit in all white by Michael Kors to the Whitney Museum Gala – a look that could also go from day to night.
Victoria Magrath at Topshop FW2017
We are now entering into prime shoe season, when it’s warm enough to ditch the socks but not so hot that you can’t even bear to wear shoes. Today’s cropped pants are great for showcasing a new pair, especially mules, which are shaping up to be the shoe of the season, as seen on Victoria Magrath in London.
Bright Idea: Ece Sukan at Calvin Klein FW2017
Ece Sukan brightened up a winter day outside the Calvin Klein show in all white.
Sarah Ellen in Ellery at the SS2017 Show
Congrats to Kym Ellery of ELLERY, winner of the Australian Fashion Laureate award for best Australian womenswear. Aussie actress Sarah Ellen wore a beautiful white silk dress by the designer to the show in Paris this month. Ellery’s signature long flowing sleeves have been a particular favorite with the fashion set.
Beat the Heat: Paula Goldstein at Dior Couture FW2015
If you think of all white as the summer equivalent of all black, you will get over any qualms you have about wearing it. This classic neutral makes a statement while keeping you cool. Paula Goldstein posed in all white outside the Dior couture show in Paris.
The White Stuff: White Overalls, Outside Dior Couture FW2015
A guest at the Dior couture show paired crisp white overalls with Chanel accessories for a casual but chic look.
Getting Out of the Limo, Ulyana Sergeenko Couture FW2015
Less than a month to go until the couture crowd descends on Paris for another round of haute couture shows. Outside the Ulyana Sergeenko show last summer, a guest stepped out of a limo in a crisp look in all white from head to toe.