SHOW: Dennis Basso – S/S 2017
LOCATION: The ARC, Sklyight at Moynihan Station
DATE: Sept. 13
START TIME: 2PM + 22mins
TOP INSTA LOOK: Safari-inspired looks were created in lames, chiffons and georgettes with layered, draped and pleated, billowy silhouettes, featuring crystal accents and hand embroidered threadwork.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Keeping in check with the show’s global high-end jetsetter vibe was the focus on effortless spunk and sex appeal backstage. Textured hair with disheveled roots was matched with barely-there makeup with a soft, dewy natural look.
OFF PROBATION: A sheer, hand-embroidered dark nude tulle gown, paired with a clay suede cape, perfect for late-night cocktails at Gramercy Park Hotel’s Rose Bar, while another standout was a black lace and dark nude chiffon blouse, worn over a light camel suede skirt.
GOOD BEHAVIOR BOND: A white hand-beaded lace and chiffon blouse with floral detailing, worn over an ivory pleated skirt with a thigh-high slit and styled with a white choker and tan suede heels.
INSPIRED BY: The spirit of the modern world voyager, or the wardrobe befitting of a woman exploring the international playground with a sense of poetic fantasy, adventure and mischief. Think American novelist Jack Kerouac’s motto, “Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.”
POP CULTURE-NOD: Paris Hilton and sister Nicky draped in floor-length embellished Dennis Basso gowns at the Fashion Institute of Technology Gala to honor their friend’s receipt of the Designer of the Year Award in The Plaza’s Grand Ballroom, where they rub shoulders with Ivana Trump, Hilary Rhoda, Carol Alt and June Ambrose.
WEAR IT TO: Girls’ star Allison Williams and College Humor co-founder Ricky Van Veen’s wedding at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming, to watch the Tom Hanks-officiated ceremony amid the spectacularly magical surrounds before moving to your designated pillow seat for the star-studded reception, featuring Seth Meyers, Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, John Mayer and Diane Von Furstenberg.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “I swear I think the entire Rothschild family is in the front row.”
SPOTTED: Ivanka Trump, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Hoda Kotb, Luann de Lesseps, Laura Osnes, June Ambrose, Jamee Gregory, Sarah Rafferty, Helen Lee Schifter, Nikki James, Cameron Silver, Amy Fine Collins, Kelly Bensimon,
COLOR WHEEL: Earthy neutral tones – champagne, camel, taupe, white, black, grey, silver, ivory.
THE DOCKET: Designer Dennis Basso’s latest collection trotted out a series of looks capable of dressing his fashion elite devotes through an entire global press tour – think Hillary Clinton flitting from a behind-the-scenes Wall Street fundraiser at The MET to a rainy environmental rights cocktail spritzer in London to the old world glamour wedding of Tiffany Trump (with no political ramifications, of course.)
