Jason Wu S/S 2014 New York

[gossiping]

as always the finale is beautiful but the sequins (which i normally love) were so..boring?

 

[lelaid]

It started out solid but kinda stuttered to a finish. It doesn't appear cohesive or all that flattering either.

 

[y0shi]

It's definitely a collection we've all seen before. What's strange is that with Jason Wu, I'm always in awe of fit...but in this collection...Not so much. I wish the dresses were longer...I never understand ankle length dresses.

 

[Rose n Toast]

Oo, enjoyed this much more than his last couple of outings...love the black pants + blue strapless top look.

 

[LagerfeldBoy]

I'm more fascinated by the cast than the actual clothes, to be honest. It's somewhat cohesive and the color palette isn't doing any wonders to the somewhat lackluster designs. There's like a short dress (or is it shorts and a top?) on Anais that's gorgeous and I love the tuxedo jumpsuit. It's pretty much a safe collection.

 

[elle_gb]

It is beautiful collection, remind me of Michael Kors in a way but softer tone.

 

[barbiestolemyDVN]

It is beautiful collection, remind me of Michael Kors in a way but softer tone.

I was just thinking this. Very Micheal Kors, especially the first couple of looks, but a bit more muted. I actually quite like the collection, the last look is nice but not exactly flattering around the hips?

 

[FND74]

a little boring by Jason Wu standards.

 

[fee de foret]

I'm just confused by the fit of alot of these garments. If it looks so unflattering on the models, what hope do the rest of us have?

 

[CharlottefromCA]

The clothes were gorgeous.. albeit a little unflattering on some of the models (and if they don't look good on the models.. then.. yeah. what chance do "regular" women have).

For example the green dress on Zuzanna Bijoch is GORGEOUS and the backing is GORGEOUS (not shown in the picture).. one of the most gorgeous backs I've seen on a dress recently. But then.. there is a pooch on her belly.. very unflattering.. on a MODEL!??!! .. mixed feelings

 

[simple_elegance]

I really enjoy the color palette and how soft everything is.

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Another collection inspired by antique underwear. Wu must've thought the concept details were too subtle and so crassly stuck a lace-up panel from a corset on the back of the majority of the clothes.
As pretty and wearable as some of the pieces are, it's incredibly mundane and I continue to believe Jason Wu is one of the most overrated designers at fashion week.

 

[Bernadette]

September 06, 2013 New York
By Nicole Phelps

Fashion has been circling around the 1990s for a season or two now. Jason Wu is the latest designer to romance the decade. As if to make his point, Karen Elson, a model who came on the scene in the late nineties, opened the show. The bias-cut dresses that followed gave us visions of Kate Moss back in the day or Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.

Wu called the collection "a dialogue between construction and ease," and the conversation produced one of his most persuasive shows in a while. In recent seasons, the designer has fetishized the notion of a power woman—all shoulder pads, corsets, and blazing attitude. For Spring, he pulled back on the strong tailoring, focusing instead on unstructured safari-style suits in fluid suede or silk crepe featuring flap pockets and snaps. They had a cool slouch, which he edged up with lacing at the lower back, an echo of previous collections.

His slipdresses were streamlined and deceptively simple. Several of them turned to reveal a lace corset underneath as well as racy metal chains below the arms, connecting front to back. Whether it was that cinching or Wu's skills as a draper, they fit like a dream. Perched in the front row, Jessica Paré and Emily Mortimer appeared fairly rapt. On the more casual tip, buttoned-to-the-neck shirtdresses looked great, too.

The show was also a story about light and dark, starting as it did with barely-there beiges and grays, sage green, and blush and concluding with bright flashes of midnight blue (pretty on a ribbed sweater and sequin-embroidered skirt) and black. There was a lot of sparkle here, but Wu used a light touch. All around, it was that sense of quiet effortlessness—of not trying so hard to be sexy—that made this collection seductive.

Source: style.com

 

[VersaceVixen009]

Seeing Karen then Elise was such a nice double surprise! Anyway, the collection was nice. Daring, cutting-edge? No. But it was soft. IMO, a "safe collection".

 

[FashionFanatico]

really hate the color palette... so boring and max mara like...

 

[carolyna]

nice shiny pieces