New York Fashion Week: 10 Big Trends For Fall 2013

Posted by , on February 15, 2013 at 5:30 pm

Black and white: Fashion's chicest pairing—black and white—was a major running trend throughout the week, most often shown using contrasting separates. 

Proenza [...]

Black and white: Fashion's chicest pairing—black and white—was a major running trend throughout the week, most often shown using contrasting separates. 

Proenza Schouler

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Narciso Rodriguez 

Modern animal prints: Leopard prints may conjure up slightly dated "Real Housewives" visions, but for Fall 2013, plenty of designers—including DKNY and DvF—put a cool, highly modern stamp on animal [...]

Modern animal prints: Leopard prints may conjure up slightly dated "Real Housewives" visions, but for Fall 2013, plenty of designers—including DKNY and DvF—put a cool, highly modern stamp on animal motifs. In fact, we're predicting this trend to be one of the biggest to emerge for fall. 

DKNY

Diane Von Furstenberg
Tracy Reese 

Knee-high boots: For the past few years, it seems women have bypassed tall boots in favor of more modern-feeling booties, but that's set to change come fall. Scores of designers breathed new life [...]

Knee-high boots: For the past few years, it seems women have bypassed tall boots in favor of more modern-feeling booties, but that's set to change come fall. Scores of designers breathed new life into structured heeled to-the-knee-boots, often pairing them with swingy skirts and fitted dresses.

Theyskens' Theory

Belstaff 
Alice + Olivia 

Colored Fur: In general, fur made an especially strong showing on Fall runways in all forms, but it was the use of colors that caught our eye, from the emerald fur jackets at Monique Lhuillier to the [...]

Colored Fur: In general, fur made an especially strong showing on Fall runways in all forms, but it was the use of colors that caught our eye, from the emerald fur jackets at Monique Lhuillier to the jewel-toned fur scarves at Carolina Herrera.

Monique Lhuillier 

Carolina Herrera 
ICB By Prabal Gurung 

Major layers: More is more seems to be fall's motto, as designers such as Tory Burch, Phillip Lim, Karen Walker and Marc by Marc Jacobs showcased modern pile-it-on-layers.

Karen Walker 

Tory Burch

Houndstooth: The classic four-pointed print made an especially strong showing on fall runways, with designers such a Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger using the motif on everything from wrap-coats to [...]

Houndstooth: The classic four-pointed print made an especially strong showing on fall runways, with designers such a Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger using the motif on everything from wrap-coats to suits. 

Tommy Hilfiger 

Pops of fuchsia: While several shades were prominent throughout New York Fashion Week, we loved how fuchsia repeatedly made chic appearances, often combined with neutrals such as rust and navy.

Narciso [...]

Pops of fuchsia: While several shades were prominent throughout New York Fashion Week, we loved how fuchsia repeatedly made chic appearances, often combined with neutrals such as rust and navy.

Narciso Rodriguez

Diane von Furstenberg
Vera Wang 

Cloaks: While coats of all shapes were a highlight of the fall shows, dramatic capes were a definitive standout thanks to classic designers like Oscar de la Renta, as well as up-and-comers like Wes [...]

Cloaks: While coats of all shapes were a highlight of the fall shows, dramatic capes were a definitive standout thanks to classic designers like Oscar de la Renta, as well as up-and-comers like Wes Gordon.

Oscar de la Renta

Costello Tagliapietra 
Wes Gordon

Skirts/dresses over pants: Taking cues from Dior's ready-to-wear spring collection, skirts and dresses over straight pants seem to be on the horizon for fall. Think it sounds nuts? Designers such as [...]

Skirts/dresses over pants: Taking cues from Dior's ready-to-wear spring collection, skirts and dresses over straight pants seem to be on the horizon for fall. Think it sounds nuts? Designers such as Altuzarra and Jason Wu showcased the trend in an interesting, wearable way. 

Altuzarra

Jason Wu 
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The end of New York Fashion Week brought with it the inevitable forecasting of on-the-cusp Fall 2013 trends, and while it’s still too early to tell which styles the masses will take to, we’ve highlighted 10 strong recurring fall looks that emerged with a vengeance from this week’s fashion spectacle.

From modern takes on leopard prints at DKNY and Diane von Furstenberg, to luxurious colored fur at Carolina Herrera and Monique Lhuillier, read on to see 10 looks sure to make a splash come fall!

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