2007 SPRING/SUMMER runway-VERA WANG

2007 VERA WANGNEW YORK, September 14, 2006 -- Today's lovely Vera Wang show made it clear why Kohl's courted the designer for two years and why she's poised to succeed in translating her vision to the moderate-priced clothes she'll design for its hundreds of department stores. Over the last few seasons Wang has expertly refined her signatures. You know a Vera jacket when you see it: the subtle sheen of the silk faille; the short, elbow-length sleeves; the blossoming volume below the bust; the rosette attached with offhand insouciance. She's a brand where other designers are collections of borrowed ideas.

That's not to say that she didn't evolve for spring. There was a new balletic quality to the clothes that went beyond the pink rehearsal bar at the entrance to the runway. She played with transparency, a big spring motif, by encasing the lower half of a dress in a bubble of tulle, shrouding a sequined camisole with net, and showing cropped chiffon pants under tunics. She also worked layers, tweaking, for instance, dressed-up gold brocade by tossing a black cotton chemise over it.

But what was really interesting was the way she brought her own simple style of dressing to bear on the proceedings. Wang loves a legging and a big sweater. Today she showed fine-gauge cardigans covetable in their cool simplicity and skinny pants that added a casual element the collection formerly lacked. Practice for the Very Vera line that hits Kohl's a year from now? Yes or no, it all looked beautiful.

-- Nicole Phelps

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[reunionfan]

vera wang's looks has nothing to do with anything, I don't know why you brought up ehr looks when this is just a fashion show, and she isn't even seen

[honeycreepshow]

Fashion isn't always about what's practical to wear on a day-to-day basis. Fashion isn't always about selling things in stores, it isn't always about just plain old clothes. Fashion is art.

[ahhhhhhhhh75]

whats the named of the music at the end of the video, that piano melody

[hisalone1212]

this stuff is in fashion where i live NOW....4 years later...Vera is very foresightful and edgy

[xcis4me]

I totally agree- perfect explanation!

[dbsk06]

emmy rossum ugh

but vera wang rocks

[RachelNYC8826]

Vera Wang is an amazng designer. And she can design anything, not just clothing... I was just checking out the note card line she designed on the JuliB website.

[cpsstudios]

Question for all you fashion conscience lovelies... given the eccentric look to all the clothing modeled down the runway, I have yet to see what the hype is all about. Please do not get offended, that isn't my intention. I would like to see why so much money is involved in this yet you don't see clothing like this in fashion stores...why??

[xXStephanieVannoyXx]

I love Vera Wang's Parfum, her clothing is unbelieveable, its just wonderful, looks so comfy for just going out shopping and more shopping, and I totally agree with you "reunionfan" why bring up her looks shes not even in the fashion show, nor does her looks have ANYTHING to deal with this..., and I think shes pretty in her own cool way!