Bold. Shimmery. Glossy. Vibrant.
These are the words that come to mind when viewing Sally LaPointe’s Fall 2020 Collection from New York Fashion Week. New York-based LaPointe used a variety of colors, textures and fabrics to execute her eye-catching collection.
Throughout this collection, LaPointe utilized the same color – or different shades of the same color – to create multiple looks, experimenting with texture and style within these ensembles.
These three glowing looks all use a similar shade of purple with a glossy, shimmery appearance. The ensembles on the left and right contain a similarly-colored handbag, with the look on the left including a matching belt.
However, the middle look is free of any accessories. While the handbags complement the left and right looks nicely, the lack of accessory allows the beautiful gown in the middle to speak for itself.
This sleeveless gown, along with the wonderfully matching thigh-high boots, takes the win in the purple category (if there even are any categories).
Here, LaPointe experiments with latex, opting for all-latex ensembles for the left and middle looks. The look on the right pairs this material with a soft, fuzzy fabric, creating a unique outfit.
While the jumpsuit on the left contains a handbag and the skirt on the right contains a belt, the middle look is void of accessories, much like the middle purple look. It is also sleeveless, and, like the middle purple look, steals the show in its category (that being beige here).
The simplicity of the sheer top and long, slit skirt emits a more natural aura that does not need any additives.
The neutral beige of these looks allows the fabric to be the focus.
Like the beige looks, LaPointe employs latex in these blue ensembles. All three of these looks contain latex – but not solely latex.
On the left, a soft off-the-shoulder top gives way to a long latex skirt with thigh-high boots of the same material. The outfit on the right is made up of a soft dress, a belt, a latex handbag, and knee-high latex boots.
The middle ensemble contains a long silk coat and top of the same fabric, with a belted latex skirt and thigh-high boots.
The balance of fabric-mixing in the middle look is just right, with the silk and the latex working together marvelously.
These chartruese looks are hard to miss.
While LaPointe could have let this bold color speak for itself, she decided to play with fabrics yet again, giving even more substance to these looks.
The fun, fuzzy bunches on the sleeves of the left ensemble work well with the smooth texture of the long coat.
The soft fabric in the middle ensemble looks wonderful paired with the leather belt and even softer-looking lower-sleeves. The silk pants perfectly complement the similarly-soft coat in the right ensemble.
These looks all contain a fantastic combination of dimension employed by the varying textures and colors.
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