Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Oscar de la Renta’s Autumn/Winter 09 collection has drawn mixed reviews at New York Fashion Week

The 76-year-old designer unveiled his new pieces in a decommissioned Park Avenue church, but drew criticism for failing to push fashion boundaries.

The collection was full of his usual ladylike cocktail dresses, satin evening gowns and tweed suits, and featured lots of fur – including sable, broadtail, mink, chinchilla and skunk.

The designer also used faux fur – key pieces included a lynx-printed puffer vest and a lame leopard-print dress.

Waists were cinched with gold belts, while splashes of jewel colours offset the vast swathes of black featured.

Models were sent down the catwalk with their hair scrapped into backcombed chignons, which vogue.com noted were “dramatically ageing”.