Kors suggests a womenswear wardrobe of hand-dyed caftans

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(Free-Press-Release.com) September 15, 2011 -- Ken Downing, the senior vice president and fashion director of Neiman Marcus, said Michael Kors is among those designers to listen to his customers. As a retailer, that's his job, too.

"I love the dream of the runway, but I also love the reality of a women's wardrobe," Downing said.
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Cleary's advice: caution.

"From a consumers' point of view, it's great to add an element of surprise to your wardrobe, but you can't do too much of a good thing," she said.

Perhaps this is the season for buying a few key updates, coupled with some staples, instead of a wardrobe-changing extravaganza. There are plenty of blacks and whites on the runways, too, to help out.

Fashion week moves to London on Friday, followed by Milan and Paris.

It was "so fabulous" and so "thrilling." In fact, it was "historic."
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That's the week Gilles Mendel has had — and that was before his runway show that attracted the normally camera-shy Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen.

On Tuesday, he was in Washington to be honored by the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt with a National Design Award. First lady Michelle Obama sat next to him at the luncheon.

"It was beyond, beyond ... so inspirational," he gushed.

But then it was on to the next thing: the J. Mendel spring collection.

He turned out vertical colorblocked dresses with pleat details for daytime and pleated georgette and mousseline ones for night. Strategically placed draped fabric kept the look soft, but there was a lot of architecture to the pieces, too.

Of course, there was fur — that's where Mendel got his start — but it had a supporting role this time.

MICHAEL KORS

Pack your oversized, distressed leather bag: Kors plans to take his customer on safari.

The heavily textured, mostly muted-colored clothes Kors offered for women and men were inspired by the designer's three safari trips to Africa.

Kors told his models to step out on the runway like chic globe-trotters.

For their adventures, Kors suggests a womenswear wardrobe of hand-dyed caftans, ponchos and serape-style wrap skirts, worn with cashmere henleys and animal-print maillot swimsuits. For something a little dressier, Kors sent out dresses made of feathers hand-painted like leopard skin, and a tiger-print duchesse trench coat.