Good morning, Tuesday. With live streaming of all the shows giving everyone access to what's trending on the runway, Rag and Bone really gave us our money's worth last night with a show in Brooklyn, scored by Thom Yorke and giving all of us instant gratification as we watched Spring's must haves saunter down the runway.
What I love most about fashion is the reference and nuance of cultural cues. Fashion represents where we are, how we express ourselves, and above all, what we wear. And what we wear does not just evoke status, sex appeal, or eccentricity, or wanting to fit in for that matter. What fashion does at its highest power is evoke the times in which we live while conjuring up a reference to great moments in time, and to me, Rag and Bone killed it on all fronts. They are not only consummate trend watchers, they are the very best of trend setters- because you better believe everybody will be rocking a strucutred hoop earring and those sneakers with fat laces in the Spring- from Bushwick to Berlin and back again.
From the drum and bass blaring before the show to the "this is my house" declaration of house music to close it, the runway was awash in the 90s archetypes I love so much- the minimalist, the clubby post raver, the hip hop kid. Rag and Bone is all about the basics, but always with a cool girl twist. I'm in love with the bomber jackets, their new familiar and signature athletic neckline to the long,skinny dresses, and of course, those Liam Gallagher inspired parkas with the slash down the back. Particularly fresh to me was the use of olive/army green with white- very modern and clean and cool. And really- slip dresses and fat laced kicks? How can you not love that? I love the mix of soft and tough- it's one of the best tricks for instant street style cred around.
Were these the best clothes of any show of the week? Probably not. But that's what I love about fashion.(I'm getting to it, be patient).
What I love about fashion is that the women of the world will take these looks and make them their own, because they are wearable, cool, and not too "much" of anything. And I'll eat my (Rag and Bone) felt hat if everyone does not wear those sneakers- and think of how happy the models were after all of that treachery at Givenchy. I love fashion because it can be very simple, very easy, free of too many bells and whistles and still say so much.
And though I appreciate eccentricity and maximalism, my style tends to be more in the camp of easygoing, because that's what my life requires, and that's what I adore about fashion, and clothes. I enjoy putting on my armor every day. I can see wearing these looks everywhere, because just like the song says, "this is my house", and I'll wear whatever I want there. And incidentally, it looks like I'll be wearing something off the shoulder come Spring- it's everywhere and really flattering as well.
Kudos to Rag and Bone for always keeping it cool.Great collection, fun show, love love love.
Cause that's what's up this raggedy Tuesday in the 212. Yours, in easy access. XO