Fashion Baggage: The Glamour Issue

Sunday, December 18, 2011

The Glamour Issue

You know I love me some sparkle so this time of the year is very much to my liking in terms of a little glamour as people prepare to get festive for the holidays and turn up the volume with their ensembles. They aren't afraid of a little glitz, and I say it never hurt anyone so it got me to thinking back to a few shows I saw in New York. Of course those were spring shows for next year, but they still incorporated some show stopping pieces so I decided a little pizzazz should be all year round and not just for the holidays. I saw it of course for evening at Venexiana where I even ran into a power glamour lady - Jackie Collins who was sitting front row picking out her choices coming down the runway. After the show, I had a little photo op with her before heading on to see some more razz-ma-tazz at Christian Siriano. His show turned up the color this season with an interesting and slightly quirky color combination of putty and sand mixed with neon green and neon coral. I actually loved it. He had his usual layers upon layers of ruffles, but this time incorporated accordion pleats that were so light they flowed down the catwalk. Both shows left me wanting more - one was slightly old-school glamour (which is always elegant) and one was more modern urban glitz (which is funky girl turned fancy), but both made me want to be festive and make everyday a holiday party.