Apparently Oscar scoffed at the premise of his clients
buying clothes strictly for travel as they had decades ago. In keeping with
this concept Mr. de la Renta offered a Resort collection for 2015 that is just
chock a block with lady clothes that are about as cosmopolitan and stylish as
any of the pure breds who flock to his clothes.
The collection is graphic, modern, spare without ever being
boring above all it speaks to the broad range of clients that Oscar has
developed over the years. Oddly, what he did was apply the decades old dictate
of offering spectator looks, black and white here, but he translates them in
the most contemporary of ways. These are not the clothes of ladies who lunch
nor are they the wardrobe of wannabe socials; these are clothes that are for
wearing by women if every age and not for strictly for show at Le Cirque or
Lyford Cay.
The multi-color prints are a bit touch and go IMHO but the
more restrained and graphic black and white prints win hands down. The “Oscarizaton”
of the collection comes in Mr. de la Renta’s exquisite evening clothes complete
with his now signature embroideries which we have now seen repeatedly in past
seasons. BTW, this hardly means repetitive as the brilliantly pure colors that
are utilized more than compensate for a little been there done that! These eyes
were even distracted enough by the clothes to barely notice the below the knee
hemlines which I usually take such great offense to in almost every collection
of any designer proving that OdlR is up to task of delivering stellar
collections no matter the season.
An Oscar review would not be complete with special mention
given to the standout evening segment which in simplest words might be OSCAR ON
STEROIDS! It’s all him and he even introduces his “cage” skirts which we have
seen across the pond but never at the hands of this American master. So the
bottom line is this… Give me one Oscar against any 10 Wangs, Nicks, Rafs or the
like.. They talk about it and Oscar delivers it...
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