Altuzarra SS23
10-word show review: Psychedelic awakening for the fashion explorer longing for natural beauty
Designer: Joseph Altuzarra
Location: Starrett-Lehigh Building, Chelsea, New York City
Inspiration for the show: The novels, The Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda and Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, both published in 1968, served as the rich springboard for Altuzarra’s spring/summer 2023 collection. Exploring themes of loneliness, enlightenment and natural beauty, it paved the way for a show that was characterised by contrasts: tailoring with flou, matte with metallics and ultimately, the physical with the spiritual as shown in the Shibori tie-dye and hypnotic prints.
Key silhouettes: Those cocoon parkas designed for the fashionable explorer, offered in monochromatic hues as well as heavily embroidered with metallic discs; handsome blazers cut with broad shoulders and nipped at the waist with adjustable drawstrings, worn ever so nonchalantly with asymmetric striped shirting; and those tasselled scarves that doubled as artful neckwear.
A style tip for Singapore: For the urban sophisticate, besides those impeccably tailored drawstring blazers, try that panelled denim jacket in look 13; and for the free spirit, we’ve loving those kinetic tie-dye dresses in emerald (look 21), vermillion (look 24) and azure (look44) to name but a few.
Prabal Gurung SS23
10-word show review: Punk rocker revolutionists adorned in neon bright tulle and chiffon.
Designer: Prabal Gurung
Location: United Nations Plaza, New York City
The scene: Underground clubs at the outer boroughs of New York.
The cast: Diverse model ‘misfits’ to represent the unabashed authenticity, confidence and style of Gen Z bonded through bold individuality, all stepped out to ‘Creep’ by Radiohead.
The look: Acid-wash denim reinterpreted as corsetry and hand-draped silk, chiffon and tulle in showstopping neon bright hues. The Prabal Gurung customer for spring/summer 2023 loves a languid silhouette and isn’t afraid to show some skin.
The message: In a world marked by unease and isolation, there is beauty and freedom found in the rising revolution of courageous self-expression; the nonconformist as protagonist for a hopeful future.
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