SHOW: Cushnie et Ochs – S/S 2017
LOCATION: The Dock at Skylight Moynihan Station
DATE: Sept. 9
START TIME: 3PM + 22mins
TOP INSTA LOOK: Daring silhouettes, cheeky cutouts, thigh-high splits and plunging necklines were easy clickbait for attendees looking to bolster their reach in a show pitched at social media mavens and publicity-hungry stars on constant pap-snap alert.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Models being kitted out with invisible tape galore to ensure the avoidance of an embarrassing gaff mid-show in light of the barely-there lineup.
OFF PROBATION: A figure-hugging black and white strappy cocktail dress, worn with shades and white strappy sandals with ribbon ties.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR BOND: A strapless white jumpsuit with front pockets, perfect for cruising the streets of South Beach in your orange convertible Mustang in a pair of rose-gold colored oversized shades.
INSPIRED BY: A cross between the Studio 54 and New York gritty East Village club kid era laced with the decadent glamor of Miami Vice, the designers’ cited Michelle Pfeiffer’s character Elvira Hancock from Brain De Palma’s Scarface as the official memo behind the series of provocative looks from the show.
POP CULTURE-NOD: J-Lo and on-again-off-again boyfriend Casper Smart lounging on the deck of a yacht off the coast of Florida after celebrating New Year’s Eve at Fontainebleau Miami Beach club Liv, before checking into the hotel for a few days of R&R. Either that or Kylie Jenner, anywhere on her Snapchat feed.
WEAR IT TO: The Matador Room at the five-star Miami Beach EDITION hotel, where you make your way to the intimate outdoor terrace with an Old Fashioned to take in the ocean view with your drug-dealing businessman beau among the trellis and climbing bougainvillea against the twinkling balmy night sky.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “I bet the Kardashian girls have already preorded this entire collection.”
COLOR WHEEL: Black and white, apricot, dusty pink, shimmery taupe.
THE DOCKET: Closing the range of vixen, high skin-to-fabric ratio looks were a series of geometrically beaded evening frocks fitting for a classy private cocktail event on the rooftop of the Meatpacking District’s Soho House. The lineup emitted a bad girl living dangerously on the edge through out via a distinct rocker glam vibe, hinting that adorning one of designers’ Michelle Ochs and Carly Cushnie’s gowns for the evening would allow you to become your own Elvira Hancock, if just for one night.
