Michael Kors drilled down into his core Wednesday morning at Bryant Park with a collection of clothes that didn’t need a logo to say “Michael Kors.”
Mr. Kors, as we all know from his judging on “Project Runway,” understands how to make clothes that men and women want to buy. His styles are expertly constructed, and he generally doesn’t bother with the sort of silliness that gets attention but doesn’t sell or fit well.
For his Fall 2010 collection, he touched on a number of trends: soft suede booties, weighty wool flannel suits and coats, big juicy sweaters and chunky knit legwarmers. A number of coats and sweaters had open slices at the elbow — a neat fashion statement in what could otherwise be a well-tailored basic. That’s pure Kors, and it’s a nice return after his departure last season when his collection included looks that could easily have been mistaken, ahem, for other designers.
Businesswomen should take a look at his gray wool pant suit. It was feminine and powerful — a little like the Charley Girl suit Marc Jacobs showed, but closer fitting. With two designers like Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Kors showing suits like that, it’s worth taking notice.
Retailers will be pleased to note that, as usual, Mr. Kors’s collection was masterfully merchandized, from the dramatic fur coats to belts and legwarmers, providing lots of items for consumers to buy.
As for fashion, those men’s and women’s wrinkled wool-flannel coats and pants left several people in my row — of both genders — drooling.
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