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subscribe to style file blog via RSSKimberly Ovitz Skips Pink, Prefers Gray
February 10, 2009 5:02 pm
Kimberly Ovitz sees the world in black and white. That may not sound like a compliment, but it is: The L.A.-based designer chalked up one of Spring 2009’s most impressive debuts by using her binary palette to conjure a sharp take on laid-back SoCal cool. Retailers like Curve and Intermix snapped up Ovitz items such as knife-tailored black and white sheaths and draped T-shirt dresses, and now that the Spring collection is arriving in stores, Ovitz is at it again. But this time, she’s adding some color. “I went as far as nude and gray,” Ovitz says of her Fall ‘09 looks. “You will probably never see pink from me.” What fans will always be able to spot, Ovitz goes on to note, is a horsey motif. “I grew up riding,” she explains, “and I design with the idea that my woman is an equestrian. I imagine her hanging around the stables after a long week in the city.” Other influences do work on Ovitz. A devotee of minimalist art and design, she’s taken some of Fall’s textural and geometric ideas from Jasper Johns’ hatch mark and white American flag paintings. “I was inspired by grunge, too,” she adds, “but I sophisticated it up a touch. I like to keep things clean.”
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