Katie Gallagher showed a spare, twenty-look collection for Spring. The palette consisted of three hues—pale pink, white, and black—and was made up of simple, sportswear-driven silhouettes. Inspired by the German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten s song "Blume," about a woman trying on different identities in the guise of flowers, each look was named after one: Chrysanthemum, Peony, Marigold…all the way down the spectrum to Black Dahlia. There were hand-sewn blooms accenting a few of the looks—they were raw and beautifully messy on the hem of a sheer, pale skirt—but there was nothing particularly floral about the pieces shapes. Instead, Gallagher, a runner, said she d injected a little bit more sport into the clothes. Swimwear was mixed in throughout, and the collection featured Gallagher s first ever menswear-inspired piece, a lightweight bomber jacket that looked like something you d throw on for your cooldown lap. Nothing much stood out, but that may have been intentional. These are pieces to add to and build on—individual blossoms as opposed to centerpieces.
