spring-ready-to-wear 2009
September 8, 2008
Alexander Wang Spring RTW
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There was a lot of news on the Wang runway. He launched shoes — edgy thong-platform hybrids — and hired a new stylist, Alastair McKimm. “I wanted to show that the brand can evolve and it’s not just one note,” Wang said pre-show. He ventured into swimwear — and a more colorful palette of teals, lilacs and hot pinks — given his Miami inspiration. But he hasn’t pulled a complete 180. He’s still as well-versed in grungy, street vernacular as ever, just skewing more sporty. There were perforated leather dresses, pants, even basketball shorts, and Wang’s replaced his signature denim cut-offs with chic sweat shorts. Even all those drapey thigh-skimming goddess gowns have their roots in something utterly casual: T-shirts and the way they drape when wet. Sexy? You bet. The whole lineup was, from the lace bodysuits to skin-baring cut-outs on blazers, dresses and knits. Said Wang: “I love testing myself on what’s tacky and what’s tasteful.”
There was a lot of news on the Wang runway. He launched shoes — edgy thong-platform hybrids — and hired a new stylist, Alastair McKimm. “I wanted to show that the brand can evolve and it’s not just one note,” Wang said pre-show. He ventured into swimwear — and a more colorful palette of teals, lilacs and hot pinks — given his Miami inspiration. But he hasn’t pulled a complete 180. He’s still as well-versed in grungy, street vernacular as ever, just skewing more sporty. There were perforated leather dresses, pants, even basketball shorts, and Wang’s replaced his signature denim cut-offs with chic sweat shorts. Even all those drapey thigh-skimming goddess gowns have their roots in something utterly casual: T-shirts and the way they drape when wet. Sexy? You bet. The whole lineup was, from the lace bodysuits to skin-baring cut-outs on blazers, dresses and knits. Said Wang: “I love testing myself on what’s tacky and what’s tasteful.”
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- Maier, Tomas
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- Mansell, Kevin
- Marant, Isabel
- Marciano, Maurice
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- Margiela, Martin
- Markfield, Roger S
- Marras, Antonio
- McCartney, Stella
- McCollough, Jack
- McComb, William L
- McQueen, Alexander
- Mendel, Gilles
- Meyrowitz, Carol
- Miele, Carlos
- Miller, Nicole
- Mischka, James
- Missoni, Angela
- Mizrahi, Isaac
- Montgomery, R Lawrence
- Moralioglu, Erdem
- Mulleavy, Kate
- Mulleavy, Laura
- Murphy, Glenn
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