"Yield to Social Netwalking"
Kenneth Cole made his 7 year debut back to the runway yesterday at New York Fashion Week for his F/W 2013 collection. The show's theme was based around social media, with Cole donating $1 to amfAR for every tweet and RT using hashtag #KCRunway. The models took their final walk while snapping shots of the photographers and guests with their camera phones. It was mainly a dark collection set on an industrial runway with projected images like birds flowing across the walls. It was all about structure and movement.
There was tons of black initially, but then white, brown, olive, and oxblood; everything with awesome metallic accents. We saw several designers incorporating metallic into their lines this year, like Burberry for their S/S '13 collection. There were great metallic collars, metal necklaces, chokers, and harnesses.
One of my favorite looks was the brown blazer with black front pockets. They paired the jacket with a puffy brown scarf and black leather pants, and it looked really modern and masculine. I like the sheer tops and metallic items in general, though. All gorgeous. And all of the ladies shoes and boots were sleek, but had petite chunky heels.
I also liked how some models wore a small bag hanging around their necks. It was a simple idea, but made a large impact. Kenneth Cole also created several long flowing tunics with side splits. This is something that's been showing up in other collections as well, like BCBC Max Azria F '13.
Honestly, the stuff just looked GOOD. The sheen of the sweaters, the quality of the skirts, the lines...just nice.
Watch the full runway show here.
More looks from the runway below:
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