Have An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx run out of ideas? The model who walked out wearing A.F. Vandevorst's logo glued to her bare chest certainly seemed to suggest that they have. That look was the definite low point in their show tonight. It's not easy for a small brand like theirs to maintain momentum, but grasping at a trend like logomania, even if Stephen Jones signs on to assist (the milliner made the show's felted baseball caps), seems like the wrong way to go about it. Vandevorst and Arickx still cut a good-looking suit. The best one here was a medley of different textures: nubby wool, crushed velvet, and jacquard. Softly tailored pieces like a silk tunic with cargo pockets and flowing pants looked fierce with over-the-knee leather boots. Better to focus their energies on bankable clothes like that next season.
