Marc by Marc Jacobs surprises A-list front row with prim and mature collection full of sophisticated Seventies glamor

 

A blizzard named Nemo may have delayed Marc Jacobs' fall presentation by four days, but the designer didn't need any more time or fuss for his secondary line, Marc by Marc Jacobs.
The younger, trendier line previewed its 2013 fall collection Monday night at New York Fashion Week in a polished and quiet throwback to the Forties and Seventies.
Jacobs stuck mostly with pant suits, wool shift or trapeze dresses and coats in solids, accented with a sprinkling of white-and-black stripes and large leaf prints in autumnal red, orange-red, green, purple and a rich deep blue.

 

 

Seventies glam lens: MArc JAcobs' younger, trendier line, Marc by Marc Jacobs, previewed its 2013 fall collection at New York Fashion Week in a polished and quiet throwback to the Forties and Seventies

The female models, with fluffy curled hair and bright glossy red lips, looked like they were ready to get on an airline flight to mix a little business with pleasure, while the men in plaid wool blazers could have been running off to a campus club meeting.

 

Trousers for both genders provided an updated look to the mod-style dresses and coats.
Women's pantsuits in wool or satin matched lean, tailored blazers with full, wide legs but were cropped to capri length. Men's pants were slouchy, wide and decidedly longer than necessary.

 

 

Well-proportioned: The designer stuck mostly with pant suits, wool shift or trapeze dresses and coats in solids, accented with a sprinkling of large leaf prints in autumnal red, orange-red, green, purple and a rich deep blue

 

 

Longer lengths: For the most part, as has been the trend at fashion week so far, hems fell and necklines rose at Marc by Marc - only three mini dresses walked the catwalk for the fall collection

 

 

Perfectly polished: The surprisingly mature collection featured coats in shiny fur, one in a natural brown (far left), that were trim and prim
A younger take on a woman's pantsuit worked the tone-on-tone trend by pairing a green-and-blue printed top with matching cigarette pants in a sturdy fabric, made professional with chunky green loafer-style pumps.
As has been the trend at fashion week so far, hems fell and necklines rose at Marc by Marc.

 

 

Prim and proper: Lean turtlenecks on printed dresses were belted high-waist and pinafors that hit the knee were won over striped shirts

 

 

Side angle: The prints, proportions, and satiny sheen to much of the collection seemed to refract Forties Pan Air uniforms through a seventies glam lens

 

Lexington Armory: A blizzard named Nemo may have delayed Marc Jacobs' fall presentation by four days, but the designer didn't need any more time or fuss for his secondary line, Marc by Marc Jacobs yesterday

Lean turtlenecks and printed sweaters were neatly tucked into high-waist belted A-line and pencil skirts that hit below the knee.
Out of 50 total looks, just two dresses were minilength, including a short-sleeve one in blue wool satin that could easily double as a tunic.
The men evoked college dressing in turtlenecks, fleece hooded sweatshirts, patterned sweaters and plaid blazers.

 

Designer Marc Jacobs greets the crowd after the Marc by Marc Jocobs show at the Mercedes-Benz fashion week February 11, 2013 in New York. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERTDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

For outerwear, shapes stayed simple as long overcoats or short and long trapeze styles in prints matching dresses and skirts.
Two long shearling coats in shiny fur, one in a natural brown and the other dyed blue, were trim and prim — much like the rest of the surprisingly mature collection.