New York designers rendered their fw23 collections in a wide variety of colors and color palettes. Standouts included orange for outerwear, bright green for casual, brown for tailoring and bright red for directional looks.
Orange Crush
New York designers chose shades of orange mixed with other colors for outerwear options.
Altuzarra – Look 5
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A maxi-length woolen coat and dress in shades of orange, red and yellow, bursting with green.
Prabal Gurung – Look 14
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An orange three-button maxi coat with wide lapels, over a rust colored lace dress, matching bra and panty.
Ulla Johnson – Look 20
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A shiny orange coat with balloon sleeves and wide lapels over a burgundy pleated dress and long knitted fingerless gloves.
Emerald City
Designers used bright green for daywear.
Anna Sui – Look 11
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A green velvet cardigan embellished with black and mint over a silk blouse with a bow and black lace embellishments and a mini skirt with a geometric pattern.
Philip Lim – Look 17
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A loose cape shoulder dress in a mint print and a black and bright green puffer jacket.
Heron Preston – Look 7
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Bright green jeans over a black canvas mini skirt and matching cropped jacket, accessorized with an emerald green boa and long black leather gloves.
Scarlet Woman
Directional appearances were attributed to bright red mixed with other colors.
Thom Browne – Look 36
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A red, white and blue plaid dress with a red paisley collar, cuffs, belt and under slip.
