A return to the 1960s at New York Fashion Week

Wednesday 12 September 2012

From Marc Jacob's British mod inspired geometric designs, to the jewel-encrusted drapes of Jenny Packham, designers dazzled the runways with elegance and glamour

Marc Jacobs' women's collection was heavily Mod influenced

Dripping with Swarovski crystals, the body-hugging designs in British designer Packham's Spring 2013 collection were inspired by the movie molls who ran with the Las Vegas Rat Pack in the 1960s, the designer said.

They radiated self-confidence with bold patterns of checkerboard or splattered polka dots and luscious solids in butter or mimosa hues. While Packham said "broads" like Lauren Bacall and Angie Dickinson were her muse, the designer, a favourite of Kate Middleton, showed elegant, regal creations. "They exuded a spunky, bold femininity. They didn't chase the pack, they ran with it," the British designer said in a statement released from the runway at the semi-annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Designer Marc Jacobs took his own trip back to the 1960s with his British Mod-influenced women's collection leaning heavily on bold geometric prints. The first looks featured thick black-and-white vertical stripes on A-line coats and dresses, while in later looks, the stripes became more colorful and thicker. The sparkle and striking patterns were turned down a notch when Badgley Mischka took the runway. Ethereal chiffon and organza sleeves, capes and overshirts in muted colours such as blush, smoke and nude were grounded by leather and boucle shorts and tweed jackets in equally whispered tones. And then there was the parade of gowns, worn by models coiffed like nymphs emerging from the forest. The design team of Mark Badgley and James Mischka showed fabrics winking with jewels, woven with hologram-like threads and gathered into flower shapes. Colour, big and brilliant, claimed the spotlight at J. Crew, which presented its line of bright, sporty spring clothes in neon lemon and limes, hot pinks and fiery tangerine.

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