Have An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx run out of ideas? The model who walked out wearing A.F. Vandevorst s logo glued to her bare chest certainly seemed to suggest that they have. That look was the definite low point in their show tonight. It s not easy for a small brand like theirs to maintain momentum, but grasping at a trend like logomania, even if Stephen Jones signs on to assist (the milliner made the show s felted baseball caps), seems like the wrong way to go about it. Vandevorst and Arickx still cut a good-looking suit. The best one here was a medley of different textures: nubby wool, crushed velvet, and jacquard. Softly tailored pieces like a silk tunic with cargo pockets and flowing pants looked fierce with over-the-knee leather boots. Better to focus their energies on bankable clothes like that next season.
