SHOW: Ryan Roche – S/S 2017
LOCATION: Avenues, The World School, 259 Tenth Ave.
DATE: Sept.10
START TIME: 1PM + 23mins
TOP INSTA LOOK: Sheer lace panels and detailing gave the ballet-inspired show a flirty edge, while the color palette of nudes, camel and beige payed homage to the designer’s penchant for the fillies, namely one of the gold coat and white main variety.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Hairstylist James Pecis created whimsical ballerina styles with looses silhouettes in the form of low ponytails, weaving rough-edge soft silk through the hair to create pretty, minimalist looks, finished off with a bold red lip.
OFF PROBATION: A nude silk floor-length slip worn under an allover floating silk floral maxi dress, befitting of the sort of dress you might don to your second marriage to a recently divorced shipping baron.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR BOND: A lace, boat neck sheer floral blouse, styled under a white blaze and worn with high-waisted cigarette smoking pants and power broker matching belt.
INSPIRED BY: The designer’s childhood affection for a neighbor’s palomino horse and the polished, simplistic style of the late Princess Diana, noting the obvious interplay between the two.
POP CULTURE-NOD: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West carving out time from their recent flurry of meetings with security detail to take North and Saint to Easter Sunday mass with Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kris at a church in West Hills, all kitted out head-to-toe in coordinated white.
WEAR IT TO: Your next ChristianMingle singles mixer where you’re keen to show off your elegant and sophisticated side, paying homage to your style icon Duchess Kate via a retro-minded ivory skirt suit, matching panama hat and pearls on loan from your mother, who will stop at nothing to help you uncover a good Christian gainfully-employed gent with whom to build your white picket fence.
OVERHEARD COURTSIDE: “This entire collection would dress both myself and my entire bridal party for our Hamptons wedding next August – do you think we could hustle for a discount?”
COLOR WHEEL: White, tan, camel, taupe, brass, desert, tumbleweed.
BEATS: A performance by 18-year old American soloist in St. Petersburg, Russia’s Mikhailovsky Ballet, Julian MacKay.
THE DOCKET: Equally befitting of cocktail hour on a weekender vacation in Mexico or under the holy arches on your wedding day, Ryan Roche’s latest collection featured an array of dancer-inspired separates, including camisoles, blazers, wide-legged pants and floaty dresses, all with the elegant flair of a gracious bride-to-be.
