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Dick Page on Michael Kors

“Michael was talking about the 90s influence but

there is a 60s feeling as well in some of the

straightness, sharpness and graphic lines. He

talked about colour on the eye – to do it in a

way that was not too obvious or glammy. We

decided to do a floating line detail and chose

blue for the blondes and green for the brunettes

and darker girls. It was all about this floating line

details.”

The Spring 2013

New York Collections

showcased American

designers fascination

with artistry and

craftsmanship as

they looked to

embellishment and

new technologies in

textile development

to dramatize their

clothing.

Dick Page comple-

mented the designer’s

creative viewpoints

with his own artistic

expressions. This

season the face and

lips were kept sub-

dued in order to

draw attention to

the eyes. Narciso

Rodriguez was

subtle and natural,

for 80s-inspired

Marc by Marc Ja-

cobs collection Dick

turned to early

tones for eyes that

were “a little bit

funky and home-

made.” At Michael

Kors, the col-

lection’s primary co-

lors and linear

graphics were re-

flected in a modern

interpretation of

the 60s with bright

green and turquoise

arcs artfully drawn

to float above the

lids.

Dick Page on Marc by Marc Jacobs
“The collection was a riot of colours. We all
had a bit of an 80s flashback, like the head
wraps, the bright prints, jumpsuits, binding
and the scarves! I thought about how to
make that look real for the runway. The look
was not really about the colour;it was really
just to look like a girl who would inhabit
these clothes. I should know all about the
80s. It is my decade! Simplicity, a little bit
scruffy, a little bit cool, nothing too compli-
cated, no sharp edges, nothing to get in the
way of the girls looking cool and pretty.”

DICK PAGE

BACKSTAGE

REPORT

Dick Page on Narciso Rodriguez

“Last season we had a total colour frenzy. This

season we all stepped back a bit and Narciso

came forward with his beautiful tailoring, line,

architecture and details. We thought it would be

nice to do something very clean. Ideally, you

should not be aware of any makeup technique in

this look. The girls should just look great and

strong in the clothes.”