The Urban Feed

THE URBAN FEED’S FASHION EDITOR, KIERA A. MANISON, SAT DOWN WITH THE CELEBRITY STYLIST AT THE FINALE SHOW OF DC FASHION WEEK TO GET HIS EXPERT OPINION ON THE SHOW AND DC FASHION WEEK AS A WHOLE…

TUF: WHAT WAS YOUR OVERALL OPINION OF THE DESIGNERS HERE AT DC FASHION WEEK?
WASHBURN: ALL THE DESIGNERS WERE UNIQUE, AND MANY OF THEM I NOTICED WERE INSPIRED BY MANY OF THE DESIGNERS THAT SHOWED AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK. I SAW A LOT OF TEXTURES IN THE CLOTHING AS WELL AS IN THE HAIR.

TUF: WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHT ON THE WEARABILITY OF THE CLOTHING?
WASHBURN: MANY OF THE CLOTHES WERE IN FACT WEARABLE, BUT FASHION IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT “WEARABILITY”. MANY OF THE DESIGNERS DISPLAYED INSPIRATIONAL LOOKS THAT MAY NOT BE READY TO WEAR AND FUNCTIONABLE, BUT IT IS GREAT TO LOOK AT. I THINK THAT MANY DESIGNERS ARE BRINGING THAT ART FORM BACK TO FASHION, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

TUF: WHAT WAS YOUR TAKE ON THE COLORS USED IN THE COLLECTIONS AT DC FASHION WEEK IN COMPARISON TO THAT OF NY FASHION WEEK?
WASHBURN: WHAT I NOTICED IN THE COLLECTIONS HERE AT DC FASHION WEEK WERE MORE TRADITIONAL, VERSATILE COLORS SUCH AS BLACKS, BROWNS, AND EVEN WHITE. IN COMPARISON TO NEW YORK’S FASHION WEEK, I SAW A LOT MORE COLOR IN THE CLOTHING. THE COLLECTIONS IVE SEEN ARE LESS DRAMATIC THAN THAT OF THE DESIGNERS THAT SHOWED AT NEW YORK.

TUF: WHAT DID YOU NOTICE AS FAR AS HAIR AND MAKE UP ON THE RUNWAY?
WASHBURN: AS FAR AS THE HAIR, I NOTICED ALOT OF TEXTURE OPPOSED TO THE STRAIGHT, FLAT LOOK. WE SEE ALOT OF VOLUME TO THE HAIR, WHICH MAKES FOR A MORE DRAMATIC LOOK. WITH THE MAKEUP I HAVE NOTICED THE DEEP SMOKEY EYE RESURFACING. OVERALL I THINK DESIGNERS ARE GOING FOR THE MORE INTENSE, DRAMATIC LOOK.

TUF: AFTER WITNESSING BOTH DC AND NY FASHION WEEKS, WHAT TREND DO YOU THINK IS MAKING ITS WAY BACK TO THE FASHION WORLD?
WASHBURN: THE NEW TREND THAT I THINK IS MAKING IT’S WAY BACK TO FASHION ARE SHOULDER PADS! I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF DESIGNERS WITH SHOULDER PAD DETAILING, PUT IN A NEW LIGHT. THEY ARE MORE STRAIGHT AND ALIGNED OPPOSED TO BEING WITH SO MUCH VOLUME IN THE ACTUAL SHOULDER AREA, THAT OF WHICH THE SHOULDER PAD USED TO BE.

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