Harper\'s bazaar Malysia September 2018

154 HARPER’S BAZAAR SEPTEMBER 2018

Fashion

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Fashion

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Uptown met

downtown with

luxe furs and

denim jeans

43-year-old model

Georgina Grenville

rocked romantic florals

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gown

KOR S & E FFEC T

There s a fashion revolution underway. At New York Fashion Week, Michael Kors made a case for

the bold, the beautiful, and everything else in between. Amy Yasmine got up close and

personal with the designer and his democratic Autumn/Winter ’18 collection.

wipe, swipe, swipe!” Michael

Kors declared, halfway

through our interview

on the morning of

Valentine’s Day. I

froze abruptly,

wondering for a split

second if he had sussed I’d been on Tinder the

night before—as one would on Valentine’s eve.

Thankfully, he meant something entirely

different. “We’re living in a ‘swipe’ world where

we’re so easily bored, and ‘swipe’ to the next thing.

And as far as getting dressed is concerned, there’s no

one way to look!” He’s got a point. One day, fashion is all

about miniskirts and stilettos, and the next, it’s bum bags and

orthopaedic sneakers. Leopard prints to maximalist florals and back

to leopard prints again. Blame it on social media if you will, the

onslaught of information that has been made available right at your

fingertips. Visually, cognitively, and perhaps even emotionally,

today’s generation has never lived at a faster rate.

Thankfully for Michael Kors, he’s taking it all in

stride. “I mean, I’ve been doing this for the past 38

years, so as a designer—it’s fun and interesting!”

Kors explained, just hours before his show.

“What’s happened now is that we have no

rules. You can wear feathers for day, silver for

day, fringe for day ... and then, wear flat shoes

for night. We’re finding now that women’s

wardrobes have actually become more versatile.”

The proof is in the gram. Just a quick scroll

through the app, and you’d realise just how many

of your favourite style crushes are guilty of that.

Like Negin Mirsalehi (@neginmirsalehi) roaming the

streets of Amsterdam in a tailored suit and a pair of Doc

Martens, or Aimee Song (@songofstyle), who worked a polka-dotted

slip dress with a crisp white blazer. “They mix everything up,” the

American desginer continued. “There are no seasons, no time of the

day. It’s ‘everyday glamour’, rather than the old-fashioned idea of

dressing up on a special occasion. Now, it’s all about using your

whole closet!”

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South Korean model
EZ punked up a
stately evening gown
There’s a fashion revolution underway. At New York Fashion Week, Michael Kors made a case for
Model Ashley
Graham backstage
at Michael Kors
Collection Autumn/
Winter ’18