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Ralph Lauren Spring 2016 Ready-To-Wear NYFW
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
by NICOLE PHELPS
“U.S.R.L. 1967,” the patch on a white shirt announced. Jessica Chastain, Julianne Moore, and the rest of us were transported oceanside at Ralph Lauren’s show this morning. To use a maritime expression, the designer found his sea legs for Spring. Accessories ranged from captain’s hats to souvenir straw bags to the sort of cork platforms you see in resort towns. As for the clothes, they hewed to the RL standards: preppy yacht-clubbing essentials in a vivid all-American color palette, and cable sweaters draped over shoulders or wrapped around waists. Amid the large offering of navy and tan leather jackets, there was at least one of his de rigueur double-breasted blazers.
The seafaring theme was particularly hard to miss in a series of looks in a super-bold, geometric sail print. This was one of Lauren’s most literal-minded collections in some time, but if the designer and his styling team might’ve used a lighter touch to convey the season’s crisp, sporty message, piece by piece there were great clothes. A color-blocked sleeveless jumpsuit had the graphic punch of nautical flags. Clingy knit dresses that took cues from athletic swimsuits looked like they’d be fun to wear—in particular, the evening versions with their sexy, strappy backs. And who doesn’t love a striped knit? Speaking of stripes, the stars of the show were the evening dresses in cotton broadcloth shirting fabric: haute silhouettes in a humble fabric.
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