“Downton” Hits The Runway
So many television shows have influenced the world of high fashion, from Sex and the City (and Carrie’s crazy combinations – and her footwear) to Boardwalk Empire. And now, of course, it’s all about Downton Abbey. At New York fashion week, hints of Downton turned up in interesting locations: Ralph Lauren, always the Anglophile, did a full-fledged homage to it in his fall 2012 collection, combining the masculine and feminine of the English Edwardian scene as he dressed women in both mens’ wool chalkstripe three piece suits, complete with chain watches, and long gowns and long beads.
