There is something oddly magnetic about this collection that
made me look more than once. The obvious is its graphic stark patterning in black
and white. Then you notice the exquisitely rarefied color palette and how this
collection was shown. The presentation is slick, clean, sharp and so appealing
on so many levels. Lastly there is this curious undercurrent of unisex or
androgyny that once again is so irresistible in this incarnation.
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The tailoring is superb; the sprezzatura of it all makes it
all the more eye catching although nothing about it is by chance. The models,
though interchangeable, are perfectly cast as components that assist in fulfilling
the designer’s vision on the catwalk. It’s all razor sharp, simple and yet nods
to current trends without looking trendy.
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Do I think this is the antidote to the pervasive “ugly is
the new pretty” trend …no...? But, at least I think Ackermann offers clothes
that can be worn by men and coveted by men and still look like men … and then
there are the women who will wear this and feel as sexy as if they are wearing
the scantiest of bikinis.
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