Bravo to the Herve Leger design team. The spring 2015 is one of the best
collections I have seen from this label in many seasons. I think they lost their way for a while. I even accused them of sharing too many
employees from BCBG and stretching them too thin and both collections looked
quite similar a few seasons ago.
I’m happy to say that spring 2015 was thoroughly
impressive. It looks worthy of the Herve
Leger, luxury Parisian label that it once was.
They were finally confident enough to not rehash the brand’s classic
bandage dresses and re-interpret the concept for a new generation of
clientele. The body conscious, bound
look was designed with intertwining stretch cords, metal hardware and curve
tracing style lines. Three dimensional embellishments
were intricately worked into many of the styles. The work that went into the pieces truly
looked like couture again, and not outfits that just slapped a corset on for
effect.
For slightly easier looks, the designers had a group of
flattering dresses that used an elegant print that looked like a cross between
a tribal and tapestry print, further embellished with contrast color embroidery. There were a few ensembles using a blocked
two-tone beige and black contrast pattern in a tailored, curvy silhouette.
Handbags were also given an upgrade. After several seasons of basic envelope
clutch handbags, they had very structured pyramid shapes and fan shapes.
This is not a collection that is very forgiving to many body
shapes. Svelte socialites and Hollywood
starlets will no doubt be flaunting their bodies on the red carpet in these
looks.
Damn, I need to get to the gym.
photos by Mariana Leung
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