Tanya Taylor Fall 2013: The New York champion of feminine style brings some cool-girl edge to Toronto Fashion Week
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Here are the places I want to go with Tanya Taylor: On a road trip through the midwest USA. Back to the ’60s. To a rumble in the parking lot of Rydell High. All of these ideas and places permeated the designer’s Fall 2013 collection, which was brought from New York to The Shows in Toronto, Taylor’s hometown. An ambient Trentemøller remix of Bruce Springsteen’s “State Trooper” echoed throughout the room as models in thick cat-eye liner came down the runway, some wearing leather driving gloves which only added to the retro road trip fantasy.
Tanya Taylor is a champion of feminine style with cool-girl edge. Waistlines were defined with three skinny strands of elastic-looking cord, usually colour coordinated with the fabric below (a mustard-yellow leather tunic being the most show-stopping of them all). On dresses, forward-folding pleats and side cutouts made for flattering silhouettes—especially so on a black A-line dress with beaded detail that was worn over a white turtleneck.
Continuing on the vintage trip, sweater clips with simple, flat buttons and silver chains held jacket lapels in place. Moto jackets were done in shimmering champagne-pink, textured black leather and the colourful medallion-print that was repeated throughout the collection. In a post-show interview with Royal Ontario Museum senior curator Dr. Alexandra Palmer, Tanya Taylor spoke about the process of creating the Fall 2013 medallion print: inspiration came from the French artist-slash-horticulturalist Jean-Pierre Raynaud, known for his repeating square motifs. While the medallion started as a white and blue print on pebble silk, it was blown up, expanded and given a change of colour. Most impressive is the beadwork rendition, appearing on both black and houndstooth pieces. (And as for the moto jackets, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them street style snapped on Alexa Chung or appear in an Eva Chen Instagram come fall.)
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See the complete Tanya Taylor Fall 2013 collection »
Here are the places I want to go with Tanya Taylor: On a road trip through the midwest USA. Back to the '60s. To a rumble in the parking lot of Rydell High. All of these ideas and places permeated the designer's Fall 2013 collection, which was brought from New York to The Shows in Toronto, Taylor's hometown. An ambient Trentemøller remix of Bruce Springsteen's “State Trooper” echoed throughout the room as models in thick cat-eye liner came down the runway, some wearing leather driving gloves which only added to the retro road trip fantasy.
Tanya Taylor is a champion of feminine style with cool-girl edge. Waistlines were defined with three skinny strands of elastic-looking cord, usually colour coordinated with the fabric below (a mustard-yellow leather tunic being the most show-stopping of them all). On dresses, forward-folding pleats and side cutouts made for flattering silhouettes—especially so on a black A-line dress with beaded detail that was worn over a white turtleneck.
Continuing on the vintage trip, sweater clips with simple, flat buttons and silver chains held jacket lapels in place. Moto jackets were done in shimmering champagne-pink, textured black leather and the colourful medallion-print that was repeated throughout the collection. In a post-show interview with Royal Ontario Museum senior curator Dr. Alexandra Palmer, Tanya Taylor spoke about the process of creating the Fall 2013 medallion print: inspiration came from the French artist-slash-horticulturalist Jean-Pierre Raynaud, known for his repeating square motifs. While the medallion started as a white and blue print on pebble silk, it was blown up, expanded and given a change of colour. Most impressive is the beadwork rendition, appearing on both black and houndstooth pieces. (And as for the moto jackets, I wouldn't be surprised to see them street style snapped on Alexa Chung or appear in an Eva Chen Instagram come fall.)
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