AW2010, thus far: A.Wang/J.Stuart
This was going to be a post about Alexander Wang’s recent autumn/winter 2010 show. a summary: wasn’t feeling it. The business-suit cutouts? The velvet? The greasy-goth makeup? All seemed to try just a tad too hard. Look, Alex Wang’s a great designer and he’s got many a fantastic season ahead of him. But AW2010 left us even more over vampires than we are already.
But Jill Stuart gave us a collection that made it easy to actually glimpse into the sartorial future. A deep, rich color palate, some stunning mixing of textures and patterns, dramatic draping and tailoring, and a killer pair of boots: all things I can’t wait for fall to wear.
It even makes me a little giddy for some rich fall plaids, like this last photo. And no, this isn’t Williamsburg plaid, nor is it Catholic schoolgirl. It’s good ol’ scottish tartan. In this interview with the Examiner, Stuart talks about her first collection and its kilt skirt that appears in Clueless.
So basically, I’m looking forward to this next fall:
Who’s with me?
