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A military moment at Calvin Klein
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Statement coats with strong defined cuts and big, solid gold buckles gave more than a hint about what Francisco Costa was thinking for fall 2013: Military.
After his show on Thursday afternoon, Costa said he was inspired by the Andrei Tarkovsky 1962 Russian movie, “Ivan’s Childhood,” about one boy’s traumatic journey through World War II. Of the collection he said, “It’s male-female and very...
Read more »Calvin Klein: Seductive and a dress in a cage (for real)
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Calvin Klein was Fashion Week’s closer on Thursday afternoon, as Francisco Costa presented one of his edgiest collections to date. The primarily black and white show opened with a black matte satin dress that revealed a highly structured conical bustier, not nearly as extreme as that famously pointed Madonna number, but a look that made you sit up and take notice.
The clothes appeared somewhat...
Read more »Calvin Klein: Mixed Master
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There was a luxurious ease to Francisco Costa’s Calvin Klein collection – the last big show of fashion week on Thursday -- reflected in gracefully curved hourglass shapes that embraced the body but didn’t strangle it. The designer employed suspension tailoring to sculpt the architectural lines which were enhanced by shiny hammered silver belts at the waist, and while the look was extremely modern,...
Read more »Feminine wiles at Calvin Klein
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As Fashion Week was winding down, it was Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa who delivered one of the week’s surprises – and a pleasant one – in a collection that was stunningly feminine with an apparent '40s influence, yet somehow in keeping with the line's minimalist aesthetic.
Though many a runway was on bold color overload, Costa kept it soft but not cold. Blush-colored...
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