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The Council of Fashion Designer's of America (CFDA) awards were last night in New York. It is a big night in fashion with a vast array of creative personalities arriving in an equally wide array of looks.
I will share my favourites as always with a side note about the look the Internet is buzzing about with mixed reviews.
Rihanna's arrival provoked a digital frenzy of posts with everyones virtual 2 cents about her look. I felt compelled to add mine.
I would have LOVED this look if it was lined. I understand that the shock factor was possibly the point of the look but it just looked a little over done to me. There was a potential for a major Josephine Baker-Chic moment here that was missed. The bear breasts are fabulous, if you are doing a burlesque show but at this venue it felt like she was trying a little too hard to make a statement. Sometimes, even in fashion the best statements are made simply and effortlessly. There is no disputing her body is rockin, the makeup was gorgeous and I adored the jeweled head scarf complete with 'kiss curled' hair at her cheeks. The real fur is tacky and unnecessary with all the amazing faux fur textile options. I loved reading that over 200,000 Swarovski crystals were used in this custom mesh creation done by designer Adam Selman. This look would have been my undisputed FAV using a little simple style math. Add a liner, minus the fur (or replace the real fur with faux).
This sheer/nude look is nothing new either. Cher did it in the 1970's when it was truly novel and in a much more classy way in this Bob Mackie Jumpsuit. The class is in the coverage and the illusion of nude.
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and then there was 1974 ...
Some CFDA Style winners for me from last night.
CoCo Rocha in Christian Siriano
Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen in the ROW
Olivia Palermo in Ann Taylor Fringe Top/Skirt
Olivia Wilde in Vintage
Rachel Zoe in Custom Rachel Zoe Collection
Emmy Rossum J Mendel
Nina Garcia
Busy Philips dress by Honor; jewels by Irene Neuwirth.
Model Karen Elson in Michael Kors
Who were your favourites?
In addition, I also loved:
ReplyDelete- Joan Smalls
- Alessandra Ambrosio
Although extremely simple, the cut, colour and draping of these two gowns were so gorgeously perfect and they absolutely nailed it with their overall look.
- Liya Kebede - Although a little casual for my taste for such an affair, I did enjoy it in general. It looked so polished, clean and classic.
- Greta Gerwig - The colour stood out for me and the cut was very unusual and pretty. I am a sucker for draping. It would have been that much 'more' with a boldly coloured statement necklace, but sometimes less can be more so to each their own.
- Loved Mary-Kate & Ashley's look. The combo of the kimono sleeves and green... so chic and elegant with their chignons.
I also wonder what happens when a dress like Rihanna's with all those crystals reaches the certain end of its life. Sometimes a dress is so iconic or of the moment it just can't be done again. I imagine they painstakingly remove each crystal when the time to draw the final curtain closes in some cases. Just a random thought...
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