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During New York Fashion Week, Wang's models on Tuesday
strutted down a solemn black runway, each wearing sky-high
platform heels.
The collection had two main colors: black and white. Garments
were made in solid, sheer and shimmery fabrics, sometimes
embellished with pearls in either color.
"It's about a very powerful woman. Power was one of the most
important things, about craft, and the construction of the
clothing, both the tailored and the flow, the soft," Wang said
in an interview after the show.
A structured, oversized jacket paired with a mini skirt with a
sheer long train and a black slouchy top was juxtaposed against
a tight-fitting long skirt with large black pearls.
Wang said her use of black and white and pearls was reminiscent
of another famous designer - Coco Chanel.
"I was just looking at the clothes today, now, and I said 'Oh my
God, I think there is something of a Chanel thing going on in my
psyche.'"
The New York-based designer, famed for her exquisite bridal
gowns, closed the show with sheer black chiffon gowns that
glided down the runway.
Celebrities on hand included tennis star Maria Sharapova,
actress Chloe Sevigny, Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo, and K-pop star
and former Girls' Generation member Jessica Jung, who launched
her own fashion line, Blanc & Eclare, in 2014.
"I am always watching the shows ready to learn," Jung said of
her experience at New York Fashion Week.
"She (Wang) is somebody that I look up to and I am very humbled
to have been invited to her show and watch it," she added.
Fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham loosened
up her look for the debut of her ready-to-wear spring/summer
2017 line at New York Fashion Week over the weekend.
The first look was constructed out of washed silk, a fabric used
throughout the collection to create pleated skirts, bralettes
and jackets.
Bright orange and green velvet pieces imparted energy to the
laid-back garments. Floral and stripes were the only prints used
in the line.
Drop-waist lines gave clothes a slouchy yet sexy feel.
Models, almost all dressed in knee-high boots, wore their hair
long, pin-straight, parted in the middle and brushed behind
their shoulders.
(Reporting by Alicia Powell and Elly Park in New York; Writing
by Melissa Fares; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
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