It’s a simple rule of threes. As we make our way through the New York collections, see which trends are slowly emerging. Will they become staples of the season? Only time and three more cities will tell. From bridal gowns, to ponchos, these are the micro-trends revealing themselves on the catwalk.
This article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR US.
The bridal market is booming, and it seems ready-to-wear designers are getting in on the action. Fashion brides always have the most difficulty feeling like themselves on their wedding days—but no longer. In the hands of Brandon Maxwell, with a sleek two-piece bandeau number, Tom Ford, with a one-shoulder fitted lace gown, and Khaite, with a cut-out, long-sleeve statement dress with an open back, almost all fashion girl bridal problems are solved.
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Sticking to a bridal theme, thin face veils had a moment on this week's catwalks. Brock paired a Hitchcock-blonde suit with white tulle over the model's visage, Christopher John Rogers matched a pink veil to a pink dress for something dramatic and colorful, and Carolina Herrera, already a house that's a pro at bridal, styled a lace face veil with a white strapless gown.
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Perhaps it's due to a trend towards artisanal craftsmanship, but there's something very painterly about these floral prints. Carolina Herrera put a rose on it, via a black and white line drawing. Tory Burch enlisted the help of fine artist Francesca DiMattio for her pretty prints, and Adam Lippes made the hem of his white dress a veritable English garden painting. Any way you twist it, it’s all coming up roses.
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Who doesn't want to leave a billowing fabric in their wake as they walk? Designers from Brandon Maxwell to Herrera to Jason Wu made their ladies into caped crusaders and answered the call for a little, or a lot of drama, drama, drama.
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It can sometimes seem that we've been living in an era of minimal neutrals. Perhaps maximalism is on the incline thanks to all of the sparkles and glamour coming by way of glimmering fringe at Area, something sheer and shiny from Tom Ford, and a simple '50s black wiggle dress in black paillettes at Brandon Maxwell. A girl needs something to dance in, after all.
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Let’s face it, we’ve all been slave to the blazer the last few seasons. Hang up your tailored jacket for a moment because it seems that a boho staple is making a triumphant return. The poncho made appearances on the runways of Longchamp, Gabriela Hearst, and Zimmermann. While the former was more of an outerwear alternative, Hearst made her knit poncho a lesson in layering color, while Zimmermann went a more subdued route.
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