Alexander Wang F/W 2011 New York

A true talent knows how to develop new paths without giving up his DNA, which is why Wang is so celebrated. Sport and grunge from past seasons gave way to a gothic view taken from his remark about a merger between executive women on Wall Street and the gypsies (apparently the two have nothing in common but if you notice, they both love money…) resulting in a look of indulgent ostentatious.

The colour palette was very decisive and clear-cut: black, white and gray, with pops of lemon and pink, metallic navy, carnation and silver. The collection was more about textural elements and less about prints, using refined execution techniques and innovative fabrics like scuba knits, polar fleece, satin black crepe, hi-tech taffeta, merino wool, polished felt, leather, calfskin, pony hair and angora.

The main silhouette was an oversized outerwear worn over skimpy loungewear and functional activewear.

Leather pyjama pants worn with a white leather moto jacket show relaxed luxury. Hybrid outerwear pieces such as the moto-harness jacket, bomber-poncho and aviator-tailcoat jacket, worn with a scuba-knit pencil skirt or wool short, are confident and daring. Metallic cigarette pants paired with boxy mink coats are plush, rich and pleasantly impractical. Pastel knits worn with long bias streamer skirts softened the collection.

As trims and details, he used padded quilting in outerwear and knits, utilitarian zippers, sleeve pockets, and fur trims wherever possible.

And finally, the accessories were a combination of simple strapped pumps with backflaps, knee-high leather spats, metallic pink tassel loafers and fur slippers in the footwear, with perforated gloves, goatskin leather wallets and mink wrap sunglasses.