The vibes were groovy at Erin Wasson x RVCA. Gang Gang Dance played underneath a big screen that projected an evocative movie shot in the California desert. The models sported beach hair and deep, golden tans. And then there was that "Keep It Neil" T-shirt. This is Wasson s third season at the brand, and the show, held in Bryant Park s biggest venue, was a major step up production-wise from Fall s static presentation. The collection was more hippie girl than last season s rocker chick, but the overall feel was still pure Wasson in the way it closely mimicked the model-turned-designer s own SoCal-cool, vintage-loving sensibilities.
First up was a silk blouse dotted with metallic paillettes that exposed the better part of Freja Beha Erichsen s washboard abs above a pair of low-slung faded blue jeans. Happily, for those of us without six-pack stomachs, not all the clothes require a catwalker s physique. But if you want to wear them, it helps if you don t have to go to an office for a living. In the mix were a ribbed-knit short jumpsuit with coin-embellished straps, a leather T-shirt dress, a boxy sweater with punched-out holes worn over a miniskirt, and a Victoriana dress cut away to reveal a pair of embellished denim cutoffs. If you were wondering whether jean shorts will be hot again next summer, you have your answer.
