Stylecurated: NYFW: PINK + PLAID + PLAYFULNESS: KATE SPADE FALL 2015

Kate Spade chocolates clutch as presented on February 13, 2015 during NYFW [image: Cindy Ord/Getty Images]

Another Valentine's Day comes and goes. Visions of romance, chocolates and happiness abound in celebration of the courtly services provided by St. Valentine. With New York Fashion Week in full swing, Kate Spade's Fall 2015 presentation is coincidentally timely, fostering hints of flirty playfulness at the collection's core. Set against a backdrop of sketches by illustrator Michael McConnell, pretty pink dresses, plaid ensembles, and notoriously endearing purses fill the raised platforms, amplifying the vision of Kate Spade's Chief Creative Officer Deborah Lloyd. Keep reading to preview the Fall line...

Behind the scenes at the Kate Spade presentation February 13th [photos: Kate Spade]

Fittingly apropos for February, Fall and the festivities of a fashionable Valentine's weekend, Kate Spade's fox-meet-flannel-and-fur inspired collection features a cohesive flight of femininity on a frosty Friday the 13th. Inspired by Roald Dahl's fantasy world, elements of elegance mingle with lighthearted modernity. Each segment of this collection is well-thought-out--pantaloons are paired with capes to elevate sophistication. Skirts are featured alongside fur and finished off with gem-encrusted shoes. Perhaps most impressive is the combination of distinctiveness, affordability and wearability. Click here to view the full collection.

At the Kate Spade Fall 2015 presentation, February 13th, 2015 [image: source]

“as the temperatures drop, our craving for indulgence rises. we head inside, into the city’s cozy hotel bars and hidden lounges where we hatch wild schemes, embellish small tales, share secrets and feed our senses. the intimate conversations we enter into have sumptuous layers—of sly wit, flirtatious entendres and out of the ordinary ideas—that slowly unravel as we warm up to our environment and the delightful people around us, both known and unknown.

and so the collection’s relaxed layers of rich woolen plaids, flannels and quilting mix with pretty hues and elaborately adorned fabrics. iconic silhouettes are nipped and tucked to befit our modern heroine. woodland fox reds and accents of pink—both softly spoken and as shocking punctuation—mix with chocolatey browns, black and cream.

where audacious femininity meets a sense of adventure is where our fall begins.

expect the unexpected.”

--Deborah Lloyd
[source: Kate Spade blog]