BCBG Max Azria Spring 2011

This is for those of you have been reading the articles by "fashionista" Blair Fowler on mariclaire.com. If you are like me, you were greatly dissapointed in her inability to clearly describe the show in general and found her attempt, to say the least, subpar. She mostly just talked about the "blah" music and how she saw Ashlee Simpson ("OMG"). I mean, Ashley Simpson? Really? For those of you who don't know Blair, she is a youtube beauty guru who goes by the name of Juicystar07. She makes videos of makeup tutorials and shopping hauls. Personally, I don't think haing an insane amount of MAC makeup and thinking that Forever 21 is heaven qualifies anyone to write about Fashion Week. Before I go any further I want to make one thing clear: I do not have anything against Balir as a person. I don't know her and therefore I have no criteria with which to judge her on. However, what I do know is that she was selected out of the millions of qualified fashion bloggers who would have done a far superior job. Also, I am in NO WAY saying that this is me. I just want to write what Blair should have. Now on to the review...

The show begins and the audience is quickly transported from chaotic New York City to a serene and peacful Island isolated from the world. The first garment to grace the runway is a white, Vneck, two tiered tank dress that just barely sweeps the floor as the model glides down the runway. The following garments are the same flowly material but in different constuctions: shorter, strapless, one shoulder, a t-shirt dress. Many are also adorned with a beautiful white chiffon fabric that acts as a neutral accent. Then begins the array of sand colored sun dresses that remind the audience of the sand in this serene island they are currently inhabiting. Just when they've fallen in love with sandy rompers and maxi dresses, the audience sees the pastel blue numbers only strengthening the calm enviornment. These soothing garments begin a slight transition with their patterns and even a few beaded dresess into the two tone tans and the tranquil yellows. At this point it is almost a shock to the system to see a bright coral on the runway. But almost as quickly as it came, it is gone and in its place are black garments. To me, the coral is the climax of the island gettaway, the point of complete and utter happiness. The balck represents how sad one is to retun home but the impact of this trip will never be forgotten. And with that, the models make one last trip around the runway reminding everyone how incredibly wonderful this experience has been.

I think that Max Azria was taking this fall's trend of minimalism and transitioning it into the spring and summer. Taking a similar color palette, he added flowly fabrics and new sillouhettes to correlate with spring and the dream getaway. Overall, this collection was beautiful, serene, and the work of a mastermind.

Link to video of the show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZBRoaD-0A

Picture from style.com

for those interested, link to Blair's article: http://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/fashionista-blog/bcbg-spring-2011