Showroom Antwerp had a brunch presentation in The New York Times building, which was great considering everyones busy schedule this week and little time to eat a decent meal. If you give me a glass of champagne, an open-faced turkey and brie sandwich and an espresso tart and then send me to see the 7 Belgian fashion designers collections, consider me a very happy person. The collections - Anke Loh, Anna Heylen, Idriz Leleu, Marc-Philippe Coudeyre, Peter Cuersters and Stephan Schneider were all in one room, which made it somewhat difficult to maneuver around everyone while trying to take pictures and write notes about each designer. Each collection was on trend with wool pants, trenches and a mostly navy, tan, black and gray palette. The Lenny Leleu bathing suits were really great with details like twisted pieces of fabric connecting the top to the bottom. In the mad rush of people I unfortunately did not get to see everything but got a quick glimpse and liked what I saw.
Monique Lhuillier's Fall 2010 collection was inspired by Chinese warriors and military suits. Dragon printed jacquards, velvets, lace and crimson red all gave the collection a dark but luxurious feel. High necks and long sleeves (some sheer) added to Lhuillier's tough, chic edge. There was a strong emphasis on the shoulders with cut outs, chain embroidery and a lot of one shoulder pieces. Now if I could only find a place to wear one of these unbelievable gowns.
This season Chris Benz presented his Fall collection at Drive-In Studios in Chelsea. The space was great and the models stood in position for a bit and then walked around the long rectangle where they showed off the colorful pieces. Benz did not limit himself color wise, the entire color wheel was represented in different variations and shades. Sparkles (sequins and shimmer), patterns (plaid and watercolor) and colored fur all played a large part in the collection. It was fun, extremely colorful and wearable -- even Kelly Osbourne came to check out the collection and I must say she is much smaller and prettier than I would have expected.
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