Someone asked me the other day, “Who would actually wear this?” The item in question? Marni’s take on the fanny pack for spring/summer 2017; a belt with two large pouches that appeared in various reiterations—plain, printed, leather, canvas; the options were endless—on the runway. My answer? A resounding, “I would.”
Consuelo Castiglioni’s last collection for Marni was conceptual, intelligent and, as always, not for the faint-hearted. The same goes for Miuccia Prada: Who would don the feather-lined printed pajama sets she showed at Prada? Iris Apfel, the ambassador of more-is-more fashion, would. Ditto Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons: Who would wear her sculptural creations, which look like they belong in a museum instead of on a human body? Rihanna, fearless in her style choices, would.
Season after season, Castiglioni,…
You're reading a preview of
Harper's Bazaar Singapore (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2017