SHOW: Baja East – S/S 2017
LOCATION: 25 Beekman St.
DATE: Sept. 9
START TIME: 9PM + 22mins
TOP INSTA LOOK: Members of the front row nursing Minions merchandise via a subtle form of free advertising for the on-site sale of the brand’s Minion capsule collection after the show. On court, sweat pouring from the models’ brows smudged kohl-rimmed eyes, amplifying the event’s gritty ‘rough and tumble in the jungle’ feel.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Masterfully created ‘urban beach girl’ looks were given a harsh dose of reality in the un-air-conditioned third floor Financial District parking garage, which by nightfall was transformed into the aptly-named “Major” after party, which featured a Minion-filled van as part of the designers’ latest collaborative capsule collection.
OFF PROBATION: A white tee with a print of the designers’ smoking a blunt – an overt nod to the show’s ‘Up in Smoke’ vibe – styled with a pair of marijuana-come-palm frond trousers and an oversized tomato red silk jacket and tribal bandana.
GOOD BEHAVIOR BOND: A sand-colored python men’s-style jacket, worn over a lightweight knit mini dress tied at the bottom by a knot on the left side, styled with white sneakers and an animal print bandana.
INSPIRED BY: A secluded wooden eco-friendly hut nestled in Bali’s Gunung Agung highlands, complete with requisite water wheel, the perfect hideaway for attempting to cosplay Robinson Crusoe. Think sexy urban camouflage for bird watching of the human variety.
POP CULTURE-NOD: Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Richard from The Beach, a young American backpacker in Thailand running through the jungle to find his spaced-out girlfriend, whereby his reality switches into psychedelic video game mode thanks to the prior consumption of the entire loot of a three-day magic mushroom hunt.
WEAR IT TO: Your unwilling participation in your bad boy ex-beau’s illegal drag racing competition this Friday night at 2AM with the former cast of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, where he’s prepared to take all measures necessary to defend pal Takashi’s uncle’s turf.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “It’s so damn hot that guy has taken his shirt off!”
SPOTTED: Jamie Chung, Chanel Iman, Teyana Taylor, Iman Shumpert, Mia Moretti, Sophia Bush, Travis Mills,
COLOR WHEEL: Sand, beige, grey, black, white, slate, khaki, navy, orange, yellow, watermelon, tropical leaf print.
THE DOCKET: Pink and blue neon lights and banging rap music filled the sultry downtown parking garage, which designers’ Scott Studenberg and John Targon filled with a tropical-themed collection jam-packed with more jungle-influenced prints and separates than the latest Zika travel warning zone.
