NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Carolina Herrera’s signature ball robes, elegant night attire and basic day seems to be stuffed the designer’s luxurious fall/winter assortment at New York Trend Week on Monday.
Shiny jewel tones, daring black and white stripes, and floral prints helped to inform artistic director Wes Gordon’s story of opulence at a Plaza Lodge ballroom.
“Class is the combination of opulence with restraint,” Gordon mentioned, citing inspiration from Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who’s featured within the 2022 Netflix sequence “The Empress” and the film “Corsage.”
“It is this concept of… self-discipline and severity blended with the drama and the exuberance,” he mentioned.
Tulle was used for full seems to be in addition to embellishment, together with lace, silks and hand embroidery.
“It was in some ways an indulgence as a designer to simply actually work with artisans who can do this stuff that sadly have turn into largely extinct on runways at the moment,” Gordon mentioned.
The designer wished to “simply cease for a minute and deal with making issues which can be emotional and exquisite and showcase the most effective of everybody’s craft,” he added.
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New York Trend Week will characteristic over 70 exhibits by Wednesday.
Reporting by Alicia Powell; Modifying by Richard Chang
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