{"id":751,"date":"2015-10-02T01:42:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T01:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stitchedlifestyle.com\/?p=751"},"modified":"2015-10-02T02:10:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T02:10:37","slug":"damn-girl-a-mans-perspective-and-survival-during-new-york-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stitchedlifestyle.com\/staging\/blog\/damn-girl-a-mans-perspective-and-survival-during-new-york-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Damn Girl?!? A man\u2019s perspective and survival during New York Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
Damn Girl?!?<\/div>\n
A man\u2019s perspective and survival during New York Fashion Week
\nBy Will Rothwell-Torres @WillRothwell_<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
If you have read any fashion article ever, then you have surely stumbled across a female perspective on men\u2019s style. \u201cLook elegantly tailored in a three piece suit or keep it clean in Stan Smith\u2019s,\u201d a made-up lady blogger once said, but maybe didn\u2019t. The point is \u2013 why doesn\u2019t anyone pose the question to us guys? Don\u2019t we deserve a voice!? I went to New York for Women\u2019s Fashion Week to find out.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
First stop: the Valentino show; a dream opportunity. Too bad a freak thunder storm delayed my connecting flight in Chicago, putting those dreams to bed. I arrive an hour after the show ends, devastated, and resort to sorrowful drinking at the after party. The setting: a midtown manhattan loft. It\u2019s from my vantage point near the open bar that I get my first real glimpse of NYFW industry-style.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
It\u2019s night one of NYFW and everyone is dressed in dark hues. The men\u2019s style range from full suited looks, to the Kanye West \/ A$AP Rocky urban goth, with big boots and over sized tees. Interestingly, there isn\u2019t a definitive distinction between the men and ladies. The female fashionistas are dressed eerily similar to the men here. I take notice of slacks and blazers in dark colors, along with skirts and blouses in the same dark, moody tones. Could it be – the androgynous thing is really taking off!? It\u2019s either that, the dim lighting of the loft, or the four Jack and Coke\u2019s. Night one ends and so far my main conclusion: never fly through Chicago.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
As the rest of the week progresses I link up with members of The Bloggers Project with Marcus and Nas Troy to attend more shows and photograph street style. It\u2019s hard to narrow down what looks good on a woman or whats \u201cin\u201d for the season. I get menswear. Women\u2019s designers, not so much. They seem to say \u201cF*ck it\u201d doing who knows what with fabrics, as millions stand in awe. The problem for a guy trying to understand women\u2019s fashion: we love a lady in a tight skirt and we also love a chick rockin\u2019 sweatpants and white socks. Show me a woman wearing anything, and I\u2019ll show you a man who would love to get her out of it. Whether the garments make sense or not is inconsequential to guys.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
In the end NYFW has opened my eyes to how much women\u2019s style influences men. Sometimes men\u2019s trends come from women (like floral patterns). Sometimes a man designs a custom garment based on his lady\u2019s event attire. Sometimes the influence is as subtle as \u201cBabe- black or navy tie?\u201d<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
But usually, it\u2019s as simple as, \u201cDamn girl – that booty though!\u201d<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
Without further ado, some of my favorite shots of the coolest (and weirdest) ladies from NYFW S\/S 2016 Collections.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
Enjoy,<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
Will Rothwell-Torres<\/div>\n
@WillRothwell_<\/div>\n
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