Reversible. It s not a concept you come across much in high fashion. Narciso Rodriguez expended a good bit of energy making not only his knit sweaters reversible this season, but also a double jacquard dress. The pieces were a testament to Rodriguez s ingenuity and his abiding interest in his customers real-life needs. Who couldn t use two frocks for the price of one?
That wasn t the only way he was thinking outside the box. Rodriguez just may be one of the most print-averse designers on the planet, but after looking at a lot of figurative painting, he was compelled to give florals a spin. He did them his own way, of course, combining the romance of watercolor blooms with athletic, brightly colored neoprene, or matching a graphic black-and-white vine motif with a more delicate leaf print in violet and white. He even tried out prints for evening, a rare occasion indeed. The ankle-grazing slipdress in a watercolor floral with a nude bodice will be snapped up by one of his bold-faced true believers. Stretchy, body-con cocktail dresses and jumpsuits with geometric cutouts in back were less unexpected, but not unwelcome.
