Michael Kors reminds that staying in can be chic, glamorous

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors is so over leggings and sports bras. He used Wednesday’s fall collection as a reminder that staying in and cozying up by the fire can still be chic and glamorous.

Blake Lively, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Issa Rae and Anna Wintour sat in the front row at the star-studded event held on the final day of New York Fashion Week.

The collection was all about dressing for a country getaway and unplugging from busy life with a strong equestrian feel, heavy on camels, grays and blacks with sparse hits of red and orange. Everything was draped with a cape, hood or cozy cowl neck — even a chunky tan sweater was complemented with a matching sweater tied around the neck for extra snuggles.

The ubiquitous and often naked athleisure wear is “not sexy, it’s not alluring,” Kors said during a backstage interview with The Associated Press.

“I like casual clothes. We’re American. We invented it, but now we’ve got to reel it back.”

Lively, who came dressed in a menswear inspired look in a plaid vest, wide-leg trousers and white button down, said Kors brought her to her very first fashion show nearly a decade ago when she was the new girl in town.

“I didn’t have any friends and then I get a call from Michael Kors saying, ‘do you want to be my date to some fancy fashion show’,” said Lively, who gushed about the designer’s kindness. “Sometimes we think of fashion as very standoffish, but my experience is that it’s been very warm and welcoming.”

Several young stars also attended the show, including actresses Dove Cameron and Olivia Holt and singer.

“I love the menswear vibes. I’m very into suits at the moment,” said Cameron, who wore a an oversized black striped suit jacket. “It’s so sexy. Everything he does is so...