The 70’s is Back in Fashion

The 70’s is Back in Fashion – Unique Times

Hemlines fell, sultry dresses hugged the body and tailored coats with generous fur trim oozed elegance on the runway as designers at New York Fashion Week spun a retro 1970s look with sleek silhouettes for their 2015 fall/winter collections. Chunky-knit sweaters, high collars, long layering and fur hats paired with ponchos and capes exuded a warm, comfortable feeling as the week-long fashion fest came to a close on Thursday and temperatures outside dipped below freezing. “The bohemian side of the 70s is what you are seeing,” said Lizzy Bowring, head of the catwalks department at trend forecasting and analysis company WGSN. “The look is much closer to the body, more streamlined, much more elegant than we have seen before.” Ralph Lauren, one of the final designers to show his collection, topped an embroidered, feathered skirt with a cashmere turtleneck sweater and a shearling jacket with suede pants.

Denisha Sahadevan