Michael Kors Spring 2014

It’s supposed to be spring/summer in the fashion world—but I want Michael Kors, now.

For starters, he’s got a fantastic understanding of both the consumer market and the woman who’s actually buying his clothes (which appeals and appeases the practical marketing major within me), and while his runway collections are unusually comprehensive (sometimes to the point of redundancy or oversaturation of a particular cut/print), it seems like MIchael Kors woman has shifted from the sleek and chic woman to the Hitchock heroine over the years. Hence his recent collections’ perpetual—albeit unintentional— autumnal vibe.

And collection after collection, Kors continue to prove that he does retro references justice—and well. There’s hints of a time bygone, but it’s never so literal it reads dated or inauthentic. It’s just good stuff: good, classic American sportswear that appeals to women across the board. Timeless pieces get an update with what Kors does best—make things look sexier, sleeker, more modern—by way of lighter fabrics and raised hemlines. Take the trenchcoat, for example: it’s more dress-like than coat. Cashmere and mohair sweaters are tiny and cropped. A-line skirts go skater, shorter, and amped up in leather/python. The quintessenial shirt-dress forgo the sterile, frock-like look with two unapologetic, thigh-high slits.

Oh she’s proper, this Michael Kors girl. But she ain’t prim, that’s for sure.

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