Thakoon's winter glamour land
If you stage your show in the ballroom of the gilded and opulent Plaza Hotel, you'd better have the glamour to back it up. Enter Thakoon, another budding designer who has been helped in equal parts by Michelle Obama and Anna Wintour. The highlight of his Sunday evening show was a puffy down coat reimagined into something that Marie Antoinette would have worn if snowboarding and layered eyeshadow was popular in 18th century France. It's part of a trend that was seen across New York runways all weekend -- fashion combined with function, something that can be hard to come by during Fashion Week. His love of plaid -- another emerging trend for next winter -- was used in everything wool sleeveless dresses to elaborate jackets. Thakoon was also able to bring his look indoors, with chic cigarette pants and a classic little black taffeta dress with a plunging back. Not ideal for a chilly day, except when paired with the Marie Antoinette ski jacket.
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