Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia booked a seventh-floor roof garden at Rockefeller Center for their Oscar de la Renta Resort presentation. Earlier in the week rain was forecast, but the sun beat down obligingly this morning.Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia booked a seventh-floor roof garden at Rockefeller Center for their Oscar de la Renta Resort presentation. Earlier in the week rain was forecast, but the sun beat down obligingly this morning. The collection suited its environs, what with its palette of citrusy orange and palm green and the tropical prints and jacquards found on day and evening dresses. Optimism is baked into the Oscar ethos; Garcia said they thought the late designer would approve of the playful monkey who sipped champagne on the back of an embroidered jean jacket. The denim was a definite first chez de la Renta. If the couture-ish jean jackets seemed like a leap (indeed, a very playful one), the square-cut, full-legged denim pants in a faded blue wash were utterly in keeping with the brand's signature silhouette. Negotiating between the past and the present is the task at hand for Garcia and Kim. Coming off a Fall 2017 debut, Garcia said they were keen to loosen up a bit. Their tweed dress took a white denim jacket rather than a matchy-matchy tweed style. But their casualification of house codes only went so far. There were plenty of cocktail numbers and gowns for the holiday party circuit, a category that has been historically important here. In the mix, an ivory twist neck column with jet crystal roping detail at the neck stood out as the most modern.
POST: 2024-04-19