Articles by Jayne Mountford
Paris fashion week fw23 – best street style
Mar 29, 2023 - Fashion
The fw23 edition of Paris Fashion Week ran from February 27 to March 7. As usual, the crowds outside the shows, which included editors, buyers and influencers, offered up plenty of showstopping outfits. Here are ten of the most interesting and varied looks. Image: Launchmetrics Spotlight This attendee wore Fanci’s white ‘crime’ dress, with...
Paris fashion week FW23 colors
Mar 21, 2023 - Fashion
Paris fashion week for the FW23 season ran from February 27 through March 7. Several colors, including shades of brown, bright red, pastel shades and black & white emerged as key notes. Brownie Points Just as we saw in Milan, designers used a wide range of brown shades in combination with other colors. Akris #9 Image: Akris fw23/Launchmetrics...
Milan Fashion Week FW23 street style: relaxed luxe
Mar 16, 2023 - Fashion
The fashion industry crowd, including buyers, editors, models and influencers, flocked to Milan mid-February for the FW23 collections. As usual, there was as much to photograph outside the shows as there was within. Attendees wore a variety of looks. That included outfits that had a relaxed luxe vibe; call it the ‘Virgil Abloh’ effect. Designers...
Milan Fashion Week FW23: Four key color trends
Mar 9, 2023 - Fashion
Both established and new Milanese designers used strong colors for fw23; many in interesting combinations. Red wine, hot pink, acid green and a medium shade of brown were key colors. Red red wine Designers used a dark shade of red for separates, either in total looks or in combination with other colors. Calcaterra #20 Image: Calcaterra...
Milan Fashion Week FW23: 4 key trends
Mar 9, 2023 - Fashion
Milan Fashion Week for fw23 ran from February 21 to February 27. Strong trends emerged during the week including tartan and plaid, tuxedo looks, fur and faux fur and body-con sheer looks. Checking In For the past few seasons there has been an emphasis on using tartan and plaid fabrics with the fw23 season in Milan being no exception. Daniela...
New York Fashion Week fw23: four key colors for women’s wear
Mar 1, 2023 - Fashion
New York designers rendered their fw23 collections in a wide variety of colors and color palettes. Standouts included orange for outerwear, bright green for daywear, brown for tailoring and bright red for directional looks. Orange Crush New York designers chose shades of orange mixed with other colors for outerwear choices. Altuzarra - Look 5...
NYFW FW23 Street Style - Total Look Dressing
Feb 28, 2023 - Fashion
The NYFW fw23 edition ran from February 10 to 15 and saw plenty of showstopping styles from attendees. Coordinated head-to-toe ensembles in a variety of colors and prints were standouts. Orange Crush Image: Launchmetrics Spotlight Kimora Lee Simmons wore a bright orange maxi length puffer coat worn over a mini skirt in the same fabric and a...
New York Fashion Week FW23 – Four trends
Feb 21, 2023 - Fashion
And just like that the New York fw23 season is over and the fashion flock has moved on to London, Milan and Paris. Between February 10 – 15, around 75 designers showed their collections. Among the several trends on display, four stood out from the crowd. Suit Yourself Among the many red-carpet-ready looks were show-stopping pant suits in satin...
Menswear FW23 runway collections: key color palettes
Feb 23, 2023 - Fashion
The Milan and Paris menswear collections for fw23 concluded in January and certain colors and color palettes for tailoring, casualwear, activewear and outdoor wear have emerged as being key to any retail assortment for that season. Here are the highlights. Autumn Leaves A traditional autumn color palette is a men’s fashion perennial and the fw23...
Accessories buyers guide FW23
Feb 8, 2023 - Fashion
We are on the cusp of ready-to-wear fashion month for the FW23 season, with New York starting on February 10. When it comes to accessories, clues of what to expect can be garnered from reviewing directional looks from the previous fall/winter collections. Headgear: what to look for: faux fur hats and caps Image: Gucci fw22/Launchmetrics...