Alexander Wang Keeps Hustling on the go on Saturday night when He blended the two wildly different personas together for his “Collection 2” show, which he titled “The American Hustle” — a continuation of his “Collection 1” homage to the American dream and the fluidity ingrained in an upwardly mobile society. In other (extremely clichéd) words: work hard, play hard. In the early days of Alexander Wang, the brand, you’d never expect the designer to name-drop Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy as a source of collection inspiration, what with his model-off-duty, downtown-party-animal-who-just-rolled-out-of-bed aesthetic. However, a name you would anticipate him mentioning would be Foxy Brown — the ’90s rap icon from Brooklyn who performed at a sweaty, underground Wang after-party in 2008 — on account of his well-known love for hip-hop, his affinity for bad-girl types and a fondness for the pop culture of his youth.
Wang noted that his customer is always on the go, meaning that the models in street clothes with their hair wrapped in towels could theoretically be on their way from work or the gym to some bougie event. As usual, Wang’s fancy-lady silhouettes are not your mother’s eveningwear; instead, gowns were made out of T-shirt material or extremely see-through lace, with sweaters tied around the waist or shoulders. Some models walked in roomy blazers with nothing underneath, or crisp men’s tuxedo shirting slashed to reveal crystal shorts underneath.
While you’re still on this site, See every look from Alexander Wang’s “Collection 2” pictures below.
