Speaking Style

If Amy Winehouse were to switch careers from music artist to fashion-forward and very chic librarian, she’d probably look like one of the models at Michael Kors’ show for Fall 2008. With the classic cuts, restrained use of colors and modern styling, the models looked like members of the fashionable academia instead of just models.

 

The popular TV show Mad Men apparently served as a big inspiration for this collection, as the designer himself pointed out. There was a very retro and sometimes vintage feel to the outfits that you really wouldn’t be able to ignore that element. It’s a good thing that the designer gave the 1960’s-inspired look a much-needed update with patterns, a new use of color and very modern styling, which included a lot of models with ‘dos teased all the way up Winehouse-style.

 

Although the designer had a very strong inspiration, you’ll still see a lot of this season’s fashion trends in this collection. The animal print is just one of them, albeit it only showed up a few times. The collection also has a considerable amount of fur – another of this season’s fashion shopping must-haves – placed as lining for a jacket or thrown over as a coat.

 

The evening was really when Kors’ collection shone the brightest, both literally and figuratively. Subtly patterned dresses in black or midnight blue played tricks with the light, creating an illusion of additional movement as it went down the brightly lit runway. There were several column dresses with different embellishments such as a high waist or that same, light-illusion pattern. Capping off the collection was a voluminous gray gown that was fortunately kept from looking somber by a marble streak print all over it.

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