New York Fashion Week Runway Report: Matthew Williamson

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New York Fashion Week Runway Report: Matthew Williamson

By: Erin D.


















British designer Matthew Williamson may be the darling of London’s fashionistas, but there were just a handful of wearable pieces in the bizarre ready-to-wear collection he showed at New York City’s Fashion Week. There was the good: Sienna Miller-esque short sleeved minidresses and two silky candy-coated beaded party dresses in eye-popping shades of blue and lime. There was the bad: Grace Jones-style hoods, pleated gold foil skirts, blouses that could double as the stained glass windows in a church, heavy-handed Mondrian prints, you name it. And there was the ugly (and lots of it): silky turtleneck frocks that ballooned out at the arms (think Cher meets Fruit of the Loom mascot), ponchos that looked like a Lite Brite had exploded on them, and an unforgiveable amount of sequins. Williamson went overboard with his use of bold prints, and turned his back on a major rule: less is more.
Runway photos available at Style.com: the online home of Vogue and W; Fashion, Fashion Shows, Shopping & More.

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i must admit..this collection is like a flashback to the eighties or late seventies or something..it doesnt look like a collection from matthew at all!!