Alexander Wang Ready-to-Wear Fall 2008

Alexander Wang’s got the hype, the retail presence and even his own celebrity stylist, model Erin Wasson. But the young designer has to show he’s more than just a flash in the pan. Enter a high-energy fall collection that was certainly a step in the right direction. Wang has a consistent vision and a strong sense of his customer, who’s a little bit gritty and molto street chic. She can pull off his trompe l’oeil silk cargo pants — made to look like trousers worn low over boxers à la K-Fed — and wear his roomy blazers, ripped denim and off-kilter tanks with a just-got-out-of-bed confidence. And she’ll toss the pretty “It” tote aside for his leather clutch, inspired by a men’s toiletry bag. But Wang has to fine-tune that message, because his dressed-down vibe hewed too closely to those of others, like Marc Jacobs’ neo-grunge affair of ’06.

 

 

Courtesy: ELLE,  WWD