NYFW: Nicole Miller’s Fall 2009 Collection

The designer I want to start from is Nicole Miller, a really talented designer which she’s proved us once again.

And at last the so-long-waited New York Fashion Week has started. On the first day we’ve seen plenty of gifted couturiers showing their collections. Among them were: Nicole Miller, Mara Hoffman, Charlotte Ronson, Bcbgmaxazria, Venexiana and some others.

The garments presented are new and exceptionally modern. They are classy and comfortable, chic and sophisticated. But what surprised me was the overall color – black. Just a few pieces were made in bright red and electric hues.

Some experts say it can have some relation to the financial crisis and its negative consequences on economies all over the world or Nicole Miller’s personal close-to-death experience all the glossies have written recently.

Though the mood of the whole line was mostly dark there were a few items of an interesting design when spider inspired prints in white were combined with a few splashes of matted colors. That looks certainly interesting and very wearable.

Nicole Miller herself told in an interview that she’d tried to be unexpected and new, and I guess we have to applaud her for that. The collection is truly unusual and perfect to wear.

The silhouette of the collection as a whole was tight and sexy, with glossy and matte black color blocking and graphic detailing. Skirts were very short with crisscrossing metallic embroidery or shard-like layers.

Spider webs were most often interpreted in embroideries and a blown-up pattern was seen throughout the collection.

The most innovative pieces were the ones with the textural “webs.” Pin tucks, fabric folded in an origami fashion and funnel necks will surely bring long life to skirts, jackets and blouses presented in the collection.

I hope you like the collection as much as I do.

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