When New York Magazine asked designers to describe their upcoming spring collection, I’m sure they expected a variety of answers. The result, however, is more than just a list of adjectives. There are some flat-out strange descriptions … even for fashion.
The only guideline given to the designers was to sum it all up in one word. While that might not sound very complicated, it seems that not everyone could follow the rules. Most of them, though, were quite creative in their one-word (or at least hyphenated compound word) answers.
Among the list were “Fluid” (Diane Von Furstenberg), “Off-shore” (Proenza Schouler), and “Positive” (Hayden-Harnett). One of the strangest answers has to be “Perv” by relative newcomer Alexander Wang. That sure has me curious about his new collection.
In case you’re interested, the designers among the group whose collections were just too big to describe in one word include Tommy Hilfiger, who chose a completely predictable “American Way” answer, and Tory Burch, who went with a somewhat similar “American Beauty.”
One of my personal favorites is Michael Kors’ phrase “Indulgent Minimalism.” I can practical hear those words coming out of his mouth in an overly enunciated way. I’m almost positive he’s said it on Project Runway before. If not, I’ll bet we hear it in a future episode.
Click here to see the complete list of creative answers.
[Source: NY Mag/The Cut]
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