SHOW: Han – Resort 2017
LOCATION: Bay 25, Carriageworks
DATE: May. 19
START TIME: 1PM
TOP INSTA LOOK: Models storming down the runway maze amid pre-prepared puddles and a wooden frame, a format that confused some guests blithely unaware they’d snapped the same looks several times over.
BEHIND THE SCENES: While prospective guest hopefuls were invited to apply for a show ticket with the general public in the weeks building up to fashion week, the crowd appeared to be a replica of that present at the day’s other shows, sparking chatter the lottery was cherry-picked from those already accredited by IMG.
OFF PROBATION: An oversized five panel black leather jacket in calf skin leather, given a rock star edge by being styled with skimpy panties and sporty white trainers.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR BOND: An baggy black hooded polar fleece sweater with Oriental-inspired front square-print detail, worn over a silk satin dress and styled with a red silk long-sleeve shirt tucked in at the front.
INSPIRED BY: The Matrix – with models caught within the repetitive loop of the manmade runway, which cleverly gave models the opportunity to present their look to the pit several times over. Think the sort of look Jaden Smith might rock if instructed to find a more conservative label than New York’s Gypsy Sport to wear to his cousin’s elementary-school graduation.
POP CULTURE-NOD: Cara Delevinge seeking to drum up some extra publicity ahead of a July movie release with Zac Effron, who is currently battling his own sexual persuasion innuendo implosion, by battling the summer heat and adopting a series of oversized looks in coats and hooded jackets, sparking nagging pregnancy rumors. Double-breasted coats in selvedge denim and wool suiting, polar-fleece sweaters, silk shirts in black and crimson and strip extended cuff shirts are set to take you from the boardroom to the underground speakeasy at the back of a laundromat on Chinatown’s Grand Street by simply swapping your heels for a pair of well-worn Stan Smiths.
WEAR IT TO: Dim sum with your creative team downtown, before hitting Brooklyn’s Black Bear Bar to ogle at the resident skateboard crew – because they’re legit having first answered house questions proving they can actually skate – before catching a local indie band over cocktails at the Bloody Mary Bar.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “Do you think the wet ground was intentional? I don’t have anywhere to put my bag.” – one guest commenting on the cramped seating’s impact on space for placing accessories. #firstworldproblems.
COLOR WHEEL: Maroon, black on black, Oriental patterns, denim selvedge, blue and white stripes, think nautical blues on a rainy day wandering the streets of downtown Tokyo.
THE DOCKET: Androgynous styling with a unisex vibe, sexy silk slips and tailored accents brought an almost louch tone to the otherwise mostly sporty collection. While the college crowd fash pack remain astutely focused on pinching their pennies to purchase the latest cult phenomenon piece at Opening Ceremony, Smith will have little trouble procuring the full suite of looks to transport him from the couch to the pavement – no adventure in gender fluidity press release required.
