Victoria Beckham attacked for ‘too skinny’ models at New York Fashion Week

The Associated Press is all over New York Fashion Week from the runways to celebrities as eight days of spring previews entered their fourth day Sunday.

One designer, Misha Nonoo, even chose to forego the traditional format of a fashion show and present her collection on Instagram, with each look divided into several posts that created one large image when viewed horizontally.

Fashion designers Levi and Reuben Uwi, survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, said they looked to Africa for inspiration for their latest collection, which debuted Friday at New York Fashion Week. She had towering high cork wedges on her feet in navy alligator, chic totes and leather bags, and plenty of loose, flowing jumpsuits and dresses for evening.

There were structured shoulders, monastic architectural bodices and rounded skirts on dresses, but also roomy, flowing looks accented by open seams on deconstructed sleeves, jackets and other garments. “It’s a big moment for not only the runway, but New York Fashion Week“.

“She should feel very cool in the clothes”, said Azria. “He is really supportive”. “You’ll definitely feel more that you’re in New York”.

Designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville presented updated takes on bright bomber jackets with sleeves inspired by the fabric of parachute trousers from the 1980s and casual, but sexy jumpsuits with lots of zippers.

Traveling, be it to a real place with its multicolored sights and patterns, or to an imaginary realm of literature and more abstracted ideas is always a popular theme with designers. On Sunday, they had the evolving Public School woman on their minds.

They powered down a red carpet in the street outside, in the heart of New York’s entertainment district, to the sounds of the city and cries of “beautiful” and flashing bulbs echoing under the tented canopy. Because of the inaccessibility of Paris during the war, fashion journalists were forced to twiddle their thumbs at home rather than glean the juiciest fashion bits that France had to offer. Tracy eventually went on to launch her own fashion label in 1998 after working at a number of notable fashion design houses including Perry Ellis where she oversaw the women’s portfolio.

“We’ve always been strict with the children”, Beckham said of how she and David raise four children in the midst of superstar careers. In New York City alone, fashion is a $98 billion industry. She’s come back with a new perspective, enlightened and liberated in a way.

She calls her fur coats, skirts, shorts, jackets, ponchos and vests “wearable art”. Initially the shows did not attract much general publicity or celebrity attention. “I don’t wear a lot of print”, she said.

Added Osborne: “We’re getting enough to survive”.

Fashionistas left the show positively raving about what they had just seen, and that’s hardly surprising: Hernandez and partner Jack McCollough are true darlings of the fashion world, and this time they delivered yet another hit. While brands have used Periscope for the past few months, “for fashion, this is the first NYFW for which the new live streaming channels will be a major play for brands”, said Tim Dunn, director of strategy at Isobar U.S.