L’Oréal Fashion Week – Day 2

Winter winds and even light snow couldn’t keep us away from the tents to see the designers’ day-two creations.
Inspired by travel, the Diesel Kids collection, complete with an airplane set and in-flight safety instructions, had the models decked out for every destination. Ready for summer fun, the kids were outfitted in casual beachwear and ranch-ready pieces.
Back at The Studio, Jason Meyers debuted a series of black dresses cut from raw silk and black lace. He covered all the bases – from formal black frocks, to playful polka-dot cocktail dresses, flirty bubbles and ruffled, silk-charmeuse dresses in bright canary yellow and turquoise.
Extra-large, X-ray floral prints in dusty rose, crisp white and dramatic black, accented with shots of lavender and magenta, were splashed across both day and eveningwear at Michelle Turpin’s Karamea collection. Well-tailored jackets, classic trousers and jersey dresses were feminine, functional and elegant.
Joeffer Caoc’s “Nude” runway theme was bang on with the Spring international runways. A parade of loose and languid pajamas, soft crop pants and easy dresses barely touched the body. Minimal shifts were smeared with painterly swaths of black and grey or smattered with alternating stripes of matte and shiny sequins. A lovely shift of focus from past seasons filled with goddess dresses.
Against a backdrop of the South African plains, models sashayed down David Dixon’s runway (a mere 45 minutes late!) in classic shapes with a tribal twist. Horn buttons, alligator embossed belts and his own collection of strappy sandals for Town Shoes complemented blown-out florals and gauzy, translucent croc-print fabrics on shift dresses, coats and jackets. But the opening floor-length, head-to-toe fringe dress had to be the collection standout.
Stay tuned for more catwalk coverage!
- Kyle Gordon, Assistant Editor, Beauty; Caitlan Moneta, Assistant Editor, Fashion; and Devon Thom, Editorial Intern.

Watch live footage from the Joeffer Caoc show, courtesy of FASHION magazine!

Image of L’Oréal Fashion Week venue on homepage courtesy of George Pimentel/Wireimage.