Oscar de la Renta Fall 08 Collection on Coutorture

coutorture — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:24:50 -0800

Oscar De La Renta loves a strong woman. Each season he reiterates his appreciation for women that know what they want and know how to get it. His sincere devotion to a certain ideal of womanhood gives him an almost uncanny ability to hit the high points of an emerging cultural moment with his garments. Thus his Fall 2008 collection contains nearly every major trend for the fall season including opulent detailing, lean tailoring, layered textures, and color-of-the moment plum. And while the rest of the world is focused on another cultural moment we find ourselves completely mesmerized by Oscar's world. Oscar's laughing, confident, penetrating and, dare we say it, strong woman exemplifies our hope for a world in which substance matches style. And while we here at Coutorture feel quite privileged to be tackling these challenges a little early with the Fall 2008 garments featured in our editorial we expect the rest of fashion will have caught up by September. But by then Oscar De La Renta will have prepared yet another vision of womanhood for us. Proving that to be be truly strong one must always be a little bit ahead of the pack.

Fall 08 Trends Via Oscar de la Renta: Lean Tailoring

coutorture — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:10:09 -0800

A thankful backlash from those baby-doll dresses and flowy tunics. This Fall 08 season saw long and lean at its finest. In our opinion, you don't have to be 5'11" and from Malawi, to fill out the tailoring. Be it, precisely tailored trousers or a figure skimming gown, the length (or we should say, height) of these garments should make you stand just a little bit taller. Oscar de la Renta, a sure supporter of a woman's good posture, showed a simple black gown which flared just enough to allow for confident stride, and a pant and blouse outfit, neatly tucked in, that is as elegant as it is smart. For extra-Oscar shows, New York saw these statuesque silhouettes from the likes of Lacoste, Badgley Mischka, Calvin Klein, and Nanette Lapore. Our gallery of the lean tailoring trend, below.

Links:
The Only Oscar We Care About.
Oscar de la Renta Fall 08 Backstage
Oscar de la Renta Fall 08 Photo Gallery
Oscar de la Renta Fall 08 Video

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Oscar de la Renta Fall 08 Collection on Coutorture

Fall 08 Trends Via Oscar de la Renta: Lean Tailoring