A fashion designer is like a composer. If he doesn’t have musicians to play his score nothing happens. | | | | Model wearing Oscar de la Renta and R.F. Clark for William de Lillo, Vogue 1972.
(Gianni Penati/Condé Nast Collection/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “A fashion designer is like a composer. If he doesn’t have musicians to play his score nothing happens.”
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| | rantnrave:// Riding up SOTHEBY’S escalators to the OSCAR DE LA RENTA show, I noticed the scrolls on the walls. Chinese calligraphy from the 17th and 18th centuries stared back at us from the auction house’s upcoming ASIA WEEK sale. It had me thinking that hand-inscribed, written words are some of the most poignant expressions a person can leave behind. For Spring 2018, LAURA KIM and FERNANDO GARCIA brought in De la Renta's own scrawl from handwritten notes he had left, a way of “showing his touch on everything,” as Garcia described it. That personal touch anchored the collection, and after some tough reviews last season, this one felt a bit like a homecoming for two designers who, in their words, grew up at the family-run house. There was an exquisite looking white mink coat hand-embroidered with Oscar's handwriting. Evidence of repetitive gestures of the hand were twofold here, from handwritten notes and the embroidery accomplished by the team at the ODLR in-house sample room and atelier. Oscar's hand was felt in the collection in other ways. Two dip-dyed tulle gowns that spiraled around the body had all the romance and unabashed beauty that's been part of the company for decades. To create in the afterglow of a man so loved and revered as Oscar, to balance the expectations of legacy while pushing forward with new energy and ideas, is no easy task. Some of the alphabet lettering and wool separates may not have hit the same high notes, but some of it brought to mind the trending '90s, so see what you will. Anything can be relevant if it's well done. Happy to see the stunning embroidery used as a play on paint splatters. Sequins and stones faded perfectly down the hem of this gown, resembling paint spray. That playfulness, with the in-house craftsmanship ODLR is capable of, is a smart way to move the company forward. On the way to the show my cab driver JOAN, who is Dominican, told me how beloved Oscar is in his home country. I felt he stepped a little harder on the gas after I told him where we were going. Video of the show (trust me, see it in motion). NICKI MINAJ front row... SNOW XUE GAO had a strong debut solo presentation. One to watch... ROBBIE MYERS ran a damn good magazine and is leaving ELLE after 17 years. Much respect to the longtime editor... LESLIE JONES has the most fun at CHRISTIAN SIRIANO. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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