"I was like—TLC, summer, basta." Quoth John Patrick, who didn t see any point in overcomplicating matters this season. He set out to do a pared-down take on the look of mid- 90s, "Creep"-era TLC, and so that s what he did. Basketball shorts. Big pants. Crop sweaters. Bra tops. Pocket tees. Etc. As well as stripping the aesthetic down to its essentials, Patrick gave it a nip and a tuck to refine it—tailoring those big pants so they fell just so, for example. The fabrications also did quite a bit to elevate today s proceedings, with an emphasis on slinky silks and featherweight organza and matelassé. The whole enterprise was pretty darn convincing—Patrick even answered the perennial head-scratch about what to wear under sheer things by proposing bike shorts, which seemed like a good idea. The Organic girl looked up-to-date, no-fuss, and very cool. Basta.
