Twice a year we go through a large run of celebrating sightings, the chicest outfits coming to life and of course paps all over the city. What other time is it then the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. I began my fashion week on Friday heading down to the meatpacking district. While by passing the late great Alexander McQueen’s boutique to see the gates down and the white background, I stopped for a few minutes to take in the moment.
I gathered myself and walked down to 441 for the Magalis Garcia showing. Within the first minute of walking into the all black space I fell in love with the 50’s look. When asked what Magalis’ inspiration was, she said “It was an inspiration of street wear. I had problems so I went back to the metropolitan and saw a Matisse painting, and it helped to bring everything together.”
While looking at the clothes you can see she has a wide range for both the young, hip and the mature and chic. From the chocolate sweetheart silk dress embellished with a panel of eagle feathers, to the flowing evening gown in what looks like a rose cobblestone print draped across the body. Regardless of what the inspiration was she made it a splash with her deep dark charcoal colors and bright candy coats.
One of my favorite pieces was the shimmering silver dress with plenty of pleated details put together with a fur chocolate brown and ivory cape.
Garcia’s drapery skills were more than noticeable with extravagant but simplistic evening gowns. Pieces I would definitely love to get my hands on.
All in all, it was a breath of fresh air, a return to sophistication, and a much needed break from the rocker/hipster takeover. Please see more pictures below and a video at the end of the post. #NYFW
