Rediff.com« Back to articlePrint this article

Outrageous! Plastic, cactus, semi-nudes on the ramp

September 20, 2016 10:20 IST

Which of these outlandish looks would you dare to wear?

Take a look at some of the craziest outfits we spotted at the recently concluded New York Fashion Week Spring 2016.

1. Cactus hats

NYFW

IMAGE: Oh snap! Here's fashion by Hong Kong fashion theatre label Daydream Nation that can prick you.

Photographs: Arun Nevader/Getty Images

2. Peek-a-boo raincoats

NYFW

IMAGE: Plastic is so passe. But who is going to tell designer Laurel Dewitt that?
These outfits need to be saved for a rainy day.

Photographs: Arun Nevader/Getty Images

3. 'Powder'puff girls in bondage-inspired outfits

NYFW

IMAGE: The racy Liviara fashion show left little to the imagination with wigs, dolled-up faces and lots of skin on display.

Photograph: (right) Arun Nevader and (left) Noam Galai/Getty Images

4. Dreads for blondes and barefoot models

NYFW

IMAGE: Is this what it means when people say fashion needs to evolve?
Models walk the runway at Indian designer Runa Ray's fashion show during New York Fashion Week.

Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

5. The FEMININE touch

NYFW 2016

IMAGE: The designers at the RISD Apparel fashion show risked it with models wearing red lipstick. 

Photograph: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

NYFW 2016

IMAGE: Sheer + Menswear = Diaster
The Luar fashion show was all about redefining gender dressing. But somewhere down the line, the designers got mighty confused and presented men in short skirts, sheer and tiered sleeves!

Photograph: JP Yim/Getty Images

6. A SHADY affair

NYFW 2016

IMAGE: The perfect shades if you want to avoid bumping into someone, especially your ex.
A model walks the runway at Xuly Bet fashion show in with shades matching her jacket.

Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

7. Fashion on stilts

NYFW

IMAGE: A model walks the runway during the Marc Jacobs Spring 2017 fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
Those 7-inch teetering boots make us so dizzy. And those rainbow dreadlocks twisted into buns looked hideous.

Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

8. The GHOSTLY look!

NYFW 2016

IMAGE: The Ikumi fashion show gave us goosebumps, with the setting of a church for the background and models dressed in night clothes. 

Photograph: Albert Urso/Getty Images

9. A life-size flower

NYFW

IMAGE: This woman at the Alex Vinash show looks like she had just stepped out of a flower garden. Also, everything about the look is so outrageous.

Photograph: Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images

10. Bejeweled and crystal-studded helmets

NYFW

IMAGE: These models at Marc Bouwer's fashion show took the phrase 'to hide someone's face in shame' too seriously. 

Photograph: Brian Ach/Getty Images

11. The bottomless bag

NYFW

IMAGE: This bag, which was showcased during the Tahor Group Fashion Show, looked like it had been through a paper shredding machine, where its bottom got ripped off!

Photograph: Albert Urso/Getty Images