It seems Jason Wu’s magic touch is growing up each season though not for a second losing any of it’s magic, simply growing more sophisticated to be more precise. Turning earthy tones glam, we saw the kind of classic American ease that sportswear introduced, but, for chic-ness sake, emphasised the wear for wearability and calmed down the sports for sporty savoir faire. Think Bill Blass or even Geoffrey Beene, if you need to put a face in a dress to it. Building on that, the three main components Wu has made us so wanton for this season start with suede, segue into some slinky beaded bias-cut cocktail dresses and culminate with silk, woven into long flesh flouncing gowns.
If Wu wasn’t giving all the limelight to a woman’s gams this season, he was covering them from twin peaks to toe tips instead, taking full advantage of pant-suit combos that one just couldn’t falter. For those who need their spring/summer to come with some picnic-ready prints however, Jason caters for you too. Behold the rhythmic abstract brush-strokes adorning the wrap dresses that opened the show, which quite fortunately didn’t make any more arbitrary appearance as Wu’s much appreciated showing this season progressed to a triumphant apex.
By Liam Feltham
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