Mood board: Few designers have managed to speak the language of the youth as long as Alexander Wang has. This season, Wang returned to these roots by delivering a moody, punk/goth collection that played heavily with metal embellishments.
Scene setting: A tunnel of matte black corrugated steel and a pulsing industrial techno soundtrack set the tone as models pounded down the runway in thick-soled platform boots and hair strewn across their faces dressed in mostly all-black ensembles.
Best in show: Double-breasted jackets, robe coats and the bibs of dresses were decorated with round metal studs, which were occasionally placed to resemble piercings. Smaller studs were also used to trace the stitching of quilted jackets and cable knit sweaters, thus bestowing these staple pieces with a razor sharp edge. A final series of fine chainmail dresses, trimmed with studs and strategically placed black panels, worn with molten metallic bomber jackets, hammered home that this season was far from child's play.
Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans
-
Surreal, uncanny, seductive: step into Graham Little’s worldScottish artist Graham Little presents his first US retrospective at The FLAG Art Foundation in New York
-
Junya Ishigami designs at Maniera Gallery are as ethereal as his architectureJunya Ishigami presents new furniture at Maniera Gallery in Belgium (until 31 August 2024), following the series' launch during Milan Design Week
-
Reciprocal House offers an unusual case of a London extensionReciprocal House by Gianni Botsford replaces a north London Victorian structure, preserving its early Norman Foster extension and bringing the whole to the 21st century
-
Sarah Moon brings painterly fashion and dark fantasy to Fotografiska New YorkOctogenarian French photographer and filmmaker Sarah Moon shows 30 years of work at Fotografiska New York – spanning fashion and fantasy, mystery and the macabre, it’s dark, painterly and compelling
-
‘In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion' is coming to The MetThe first of a two-part, year-long extravaganza, ‘In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion’ is organised into 12 sections that seek to define the emotional qualities in American style
-
Saint Laurent celebrates 40 years of Memphis GroupMemphis Group's milestone birthday is celebrated with a series of colourful furniture installations across the French maison's concept boutiques
-
‘A place for the eye to pause’: Ulla Johnson unveils New York HQThe Manhattan-born fashion designer opens a warmly-hued style sanctuary, created in collaboration with architect Rafael de Cárdenas
-
Es Devlin-designed time-travelling exhibition opens at The Met’s Costume Institute‘Our aim is to communicate the phenomenon of time as it is expressed through the female form,’ says Devlin of the exhibition she has designed alongside curator Andrew Bolton
-
A decade of fashion show history in picturesBritish photographer Jason Lloyd Evans shares his favourite backstage images, from the runway shows of Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Armani, Proenza Schouler, Versace and more
-
Theory A/W 2020 New York Fashion Week Women’s -
Michael Kors A/W 2020 New York Fashion Week Women’s
