Iris Strubegger, Freja Beha Erichsen and Monika Jagaciak in Narciso Rodriguez
The two things that make each Narciso Rodriguez collection beyond special for me are: the manner Mr. Rodriguez intertwines a unique architectural structure into each piece of his designs as well as the details and attention he put into the entire piece of clothing - from top to bottom and front to back – before presenting it on the runway and in stores. This certainly makes his minimal designs anything but ordinary – a true gift to today’s strong and powerful women, who not only is smart, but also dresses accordingly. Wink wink, Mrs. Obama!
Kori Richardson, Monika Jagaciak and Magdalena Frackowiak in Narciso Rodriguez
For Spring/Summer 2010, Mr. Rodriguez has once again created a refined collection, which shows that his signature minimalist-meets-architectural approach to fashion is anything but passé, as he invigoratingly works an unusual theme: aliens, as inspired by Peter Jackson’s Sci-fi thriller District 9 (2009).
An alien/feathers digitised print, which seemingly appears at first like the fierce rib-cage print from Balenciaga’s Fall/Winter 2008/09 collection by Nicolas Ghesquière, is this season’s forbidden fruit. The mystically frightening print creates a strong contrast with the elegant shape of the female body as graphically accentuated by Mr. Rodriguez’s use of sleek streamlines. Surprisingly, this creates an understated earthly delight fit for the galaxy and also our planet. As the British actress Rachel Weisz says, “Narciso knows women“.
Sheer and nude fabrics cut into pieces with a breezy floating volume are also taking the show by storm, as it poetically weaves a sophisticated network of non-chalant sensuality and romance in a modest and purely angelic way.
Kasia Struss, Regina Feoktistova and Maria Kashleva in Narciso Rodriguez
The one thing that I loved the most about the show is the number of white outfits and how each of them is distinctively unique in terms of its cut, shape, design and look. Manifestly, impossible is nothing and certainly, there is no mistaking one outfit from the other.
The most extraordinary look from the pack, I thought, was the Austrian model Iris Strubegger in a white coat dress with a stern round hemline and a simple zipped-up neckline. The chemical sparks between this almost-insanely white outfit and Ms. Strubegger is accentuated by the Vogue covergirl’s eccentric cropped bowl haircut, which not only brings out the theme all the more, but also its phenomenal duality, as it unites alien and angel in one entity.
Overall, I am sure loyal fans and customers will surely not find this collection too extra-terrestrial for their liking, but rather simply extraordinary!
Tags: Austrian Models, Canadian Models, Danish Models, Designer Nicolas Ghesquière for Balenciaga, Freja Beha Erichsen, Iris Strubegger, Kasia Struss, Kori Richardson, Magdalena Frackowiak, Maria Kashleva, Monika Jagaciak, Narciso Rodriguez, Polish model, Regina Feoktistova, Russian Model