SHOW: Oscar de la Renta – S/S 2017
LOCATION: Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave.
DATE: Sept.12
START TIME: 4PM + 27mins
TOP INSTA LOOK: Pretty, demure looks that played to each of the fashion house’s signature styles – from sheer lace with floral appliques to tiered strapless gowns to cinched waist basic dresses – the flavor was vanilla but tasty enough to satisfy all.
BEHIND THE SCENES: For hairstylist Orlando Pita, the assignment was simple: beautiful hair for equally beautiful clothing.
OFF PROBATION: A white structured ball gown with a plunging neckline, covered in gold floral embroidery, worn with no-fuss strappy sandals, perfect for your destination wedding on the beach as the sun sets in front of The Samaya Bali Seminyak.
GOOD BEHAVIOR BOND: A strapless, black tiered ruffle dress – interchangeable with your mostly Tibi wardrobe – paired with black embellished flats, easily glammed up via the addition of a designer handbag and a pair of brunch-ready oversized shades.
INSPIRED BY: The need to churn out a speedy signature Oscar de la Renta collection amid the period transition for the iconic brand.
POP CULTURE-NOD: Ivanka Trump playing with daughter Arabella while glamming up for the Met Gala in an acid green Oscar gown, pausing to help fasten husband Jared Kushner’s bowtie, before heading off to the main event to dance the night away with celeb pals Taylor Swift and Marissa Mayer.
WEAR IT TO: The Pink Agenda Gala next Thursday at the swanky Three Sixty venue in Tribeca, coupled with a pretty up-do to match your vibrant-hued frock and dapper gent on your arm, following a quick dash downtown after popping by your niece’s cotillion at the International Debutante Ball.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “I can’t believe the Kim and Garcia are going to continue with both Monse and Oscar – what a task to fulfill.”
COLOR WHEEL: Power red, black, white, tribal prints, gold, paisley, cream, pink.
THE DOCKET: For a fashion house in transition between former creative director Peter Copping and new design team Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia of Monse, the house studio-team aptly took the reins to deliver a collection that played to the traditional Oscar de la Renta aesthetic – think enough lace, ruffled tiers and tulle showstoppers to take any Upper West Side debutante from high tea with the offspring of American media moguls in the Waldorf’s Grand Ballroom to filet mignon-eating during your Cirque du Soleil-themed wedding rehearsal dinner at The Plaza.
