My Up Close and Personal Encounter with Anna Wintour

and by “encounter,” I mean, we were in the same room…but to be fair, she was pretty darn close.  “how close?” you ask…??  This close:

“and where were you?” you ask…?  actually, you probably don’t really care, but I was at the Tory Burch presentation.  Here’s a picture of the Wintour and Tory together:

Courtesy of Tiffany.

Oh yea, there were clothes at this event too, which were surprisingly decent.  Absent from this season’s collection were the multi-colored motifs which initially defined Tory’s aesthetic.  With more subtle patterns and color palette, the designer created a collection that was young, modern, cute, which will speak well to her targeted audience.  There was also great range within the collection, which had everything from blazers, suits, jackets, skirts, dresses, shorts, cardis…even cropped leather pants.  This diversity also extended into the designers choices of fabrics and textures, which included knits, nylons, leather, and lace (well, maybe not lace, but it worked for the alliteration).  While this range may bode well in stores, I did find it to be a hindrance to the overall cohesiveness of the collection.  I mean…how often do you find cropped leather pants next to a pink, tweed, two-piece skirt suit?  However, less a couple of seemingly misplaced looks, the designer did stick to her traditional boho-chic aesthetic, as there was an abundance of tie-dye and boyfriend-fitting clothing…

No, the collection didn’t leave me feeling inspired, but I don’t think this was the designer’s desire or intention.  Is it fashion?  eh.  Will it sell?  Most definitely.

Below are some pics taken at the presentation: