COUTURE REPORT: NEW YORK SPRING 2010

From left: Monique Lhuillier, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta

2010. I know it sounds pretty futuristic but it's the reality we're looking right at. Actually, Spring 2010 looks a bit like Back to the Future. Designers are time traveling through the 2oth century reviving trends that never made it past the gates of that once very regulated bridal scene. We're seeing still more color and interesting textures this season. Oscar de la Renta has brought out a stunning collection in optical whites. Showing short, chic cocktail dresses paired up with gloves and big white pouf cocktail hats, they’re reminiscent of mid-1940s film noir. In fact, most of Oscar de la Renta's gowns are accessorized with these festive hybrid hat/headpieces. Even the pantsuit toward the end of his show had one.

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