Sportswear has always been the core of clothing collections at Hermès, which was responsible, among other pieces, for the zippered leather golf jacket worn by the stylish Duke of Windsor. For Spring, Martin Margiela showed aviator and nautical looks that owed a small debt to the duke’s natty ways. The designer also introduced the trikini, a transformable three-part garment suitable for the beach and the street. On the runway, it was paired with pants.
Covered-up describes most of Margiela’s work for Hermès, but this collection had several skin-baring moments. Two models topped their tomboy trousers with striped lengths of silk hung around the neck, crossed in front over each breast, and tied at the back.
