Runway Review - Alexander Wang
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Alexander Wang makes gray sweatshirt fabric wonderful. Photo: Credit: Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
THE VIBE: Very sexy high school jock with a touch of military
BEST LOOKS: Sweatshirt dress with leather shoulders; striped sweaters with sheer stripes; khaki skirt with leather insets
ACCESSORIES: Black and leopard-print peep-toe zip-up booties; gray knee-socks only a leggy schoolgirl could love; formidable sense of cool
WHO WAS THERE: Rachel McAdams, Anna Wintour
WHAT WE THOUGHT: Alexander Wang is one of the critics' darlings, creating collections that often portend where fashion will go. While we doubt many women will want to look like they just left football practice or are about to ship out to a war (via a 1940s time machine), you can bet the gray sweatshirt fabric, khaki military elements and leather paneling will start showing up in more subtle ways next year if not before. Definitely love the idea of classic, salt-of-the-earth basics and this fresh interpretation.
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Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Alexander Wang, Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
Alexander Wang - Spring 2010
Karl Prouse, Catwalking/Getty Images
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Jude, 2-23-2010, 8:45PM
I have just seen photos of several collections of some of the ugliest clothes ever made since sackcloth-and-ashes. These clothes are ugly, even on drop-dead, gorgeous girls. In fact, without the drop-dead, gorgeous girls, the fashionistas people would be chunking rocks at the designers.
It's sad to see ugly clothes on gorgeous girls. For ordinary women, like me, ugly clothes are just plain tragic.
Can't help comparing these noxious rags with the marvels designs of Givenchy & Christian Dior. I bought their patterns and made their suits and dresses for myself. Their clothes made me look much better, not much worse. With a very few exceptions, today's haute coutouriers don't seem to know how to do that. Pity.
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