After watching several of the NY Fashion Week runway shows, I am most intrigued by Calvin Klein's line designed by Francisco Costa. Costa created a geometric and tailored look, while still having the element of softness very apparent. When I think of the word geometric, I definitely think of distinct, hard lines and angles. Although these lines were definitely present, there is still a softness suggesting a femininity to the designs.
The colors in this collection were very cool, with most pieces in white. This being so, my favorite article was a dress that was "polar blue" as reported by style.com. Personally I think the choice to stick with a cool color palette aided in the approval of these designs. Just picturing some of the pieces in darker colors such as black changes my whole perspective. Darker, or even more vibrant and warm colors would give tihs line a very harsh facade. I think Costa realized that his color choices had to be incredibly feminine, or else critics would ridicule him.
All in all, I think the most interesting aspect of these designs lies in the future. I am anxious to see how such geometric and 3-D styles will filter down in the industry. In future years, it will be interesting to see which other designers develop similar collections, for better or worse. Time will definitely tell if this innovation will live on. At least for now, I'm sure that soon enough, we will see dresses in stores such as Forever 21, that reflect on Francisco Costa's designs.
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