SHOW: Nicole Miller – S/S 2017
LOCATION: The Gallery at Skylight Clarkson Square
DATE: Sept.8
START TIME: 6PM + 21mins
TOP INSTA LOOK: Polychromatic geometrical patterns, colorful feathers and floral details and plunging necklines.
OFF PROBATION: A dainty off-the-shoulder white ruffled laced top, teamed with an asymmetrical black skirt and tribal-inspired lace-up heels, the look given a bohemian edge through tassel earrings and bedhead hair.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR BOND: A black-and-white figure-hugging multi-tiered midi dress with a cheeky midriff cutout, fit for the next meeting with your workplace tribal council to demand a well-deserved raise.
INSPIRED BY: Vintage Panamanian craftsmanship combined with contemporary New York City influences. The traditional attire of the Kuna women of Panama and Colombia, known as molas, which are colorfully sewn patterned panels incorporated into outfits.
POP CULTURE-NOD: Alessandra Ambrosio as the modern-day Bond girl after emerging from the turquoise waters of an island off the coast of Panama during a Michael Kors event while taking a break from filming Brazilian telenovela Verdades Secretas.
WEAR IT TO: Cocktail hour on the rooftop terrace aboard the Celebrity Infinity shore excursion along the Panama Canal, where you cheers smugly as you chink champagne glasses with your creative accountant for dodging an uncomfortable exposure in the damaging Panama Papers.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “How many people do you think almost get hit by cars posing on East Houston after the show?”
SPOTTED: Christina Millian, Olivia Jordan, Deborah Ayorinde, Caila Quinn, Bianca Espada, Chloe Melas, Holly Taylor, Christiane Seidel, Alysia Reiner, Jackie Cruz.
COLOR WHEEL: Black and white, geometrical prints, olive green, tribal hues and safari-inspired patterns.
THE DOCKET: The fusion of designer Nicole Miller’s travel and art experiences shone through in her latest collection, which delivered a psychedelic mash-up of cultures via a splattering of geometrical designs of the mola pattern from indigenous Panama in an array of modern silhouettes. Think the hybrid of the fashionista graduating from Club Monaco and Milly to the next level of style school longing for a throwback to her youthful Urban Outfitter days while on vacation to the shores of Playa Blanca.
