STYLE:
Interview
Winter Fashion Trends Avril Graham, Executive Beauty & Fashion Editor of Harper’s BAZAAR talks with Venü By Katharine Booth • Photographs by Nicole Taylor
The 2016 Luxe Fashion Show hosted at The Westchester, one of the many Simon Malls distinguished for their impeccable quality as clothing retailers, combined a day of high-fashion with a philanthropic effort dedicated to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF), a non-profit charity whose mission is to find a cure for childhood cancer. The fashion show, featuring more than a dozen models in this season’s top trends, was presented by none other than Avril Graham, Harper’s BAZAAR Executive Fashion and Beauty Editor. While attending the event, we were thrilled to get a chance to talk with Avril. She is widely considered an expert in all things style, as she has been sitting front row at the world’s most exclusive shows and attended some of fashion’s most glamorous events during her illustrious career. Avril has covered many moments in fashion and culture, such as the Royal Wedding, on some of TV’s most watched shows and networks, including the TODAY Show and the E! Network. During our discussion, we talked with Avril about her take on upcoming fashion trends, the beauty of this philanthropic event, and how this event Avril Graham, Harper’s BAZAAR Executive Fashion & Beauty Editor
Our discussion began by asking Avril for early clues for what to expect in the near future for the fashion world.
Tracey Thomas: For the winter, are there
mid-calf of Victoria Beckham or super long of
any fashion trends you want to share? Any
Valentino are both in, so in terms of lengths
must-haves?
it’s literally anything. That’s the beauty.
Avril Graham: The wonderful thing about
Another main thing is a question mixed
being a fashion editor is when anyone asks
materials, so we’re playing around with
me if there are there any trends, I could talk to
golds, silvers and brocades for daytime.
them until literally the mall was empty. I can
And what you’re wearing, is this idea
find more and more in the back of my head.
of something floatier and light, and you’re
Right now we’re thinking “Spring,” we’re
going to start wearing that with your big
already into the next season. I would say
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heavier clothes, your tweeds.
there’s not any specific one trend to look
You would wear that with a bootie, and
for. We’re not saying to women you’ve got
it doesn’t have to be a long boot, and if it’s
to wear super short [length skirts] or you’re
long it should be over the knee.
not in, or you have to wear super long styles,
This year, as opposed to the flat boots
we saw super-short with Yves Saint Laurent.
that we saw [Stuart Weitzman], we’re play-
When it comes down to longer length, the
ing around with a bit of a heel, so you have
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