The kids are all right—particularly by Alexander Wang, who for his latest guys’ offering tapped into the same stripe of youth culture that inspired his Fall womenswear. Here he once more spoke the gospel of a street- and skate-spiked mix that so suited his muses like Katie Moore, and to compelling result. The womenswear Fall 2016’s graphic runway motifs (Girls and Strict, to name a couple) reemerged here on hoodies and twill pants, alongside semi-illicit lines like best high you can buy and Not for drugs across a breast pocket. Add to that a goodly dose of more classic Americana—buffalo checks and brushed wool, handled à la Alex, naturally—and you had a lineup that struck a nice balance between the novel and the more timeless (the styling also incorporated the diffusion range T by Alexander Wang), the tension of hard and soft, of grunge and polish.
To wit: a classic, oversize camo topper with lining in a candy pink curly lamb, or a coach’s jacket in swiss-dotted, glossy pony hair. Sure, a wide-wale corduroy shirt embroidered with tiny, writhing pole dancers might not withstand a Kondo-esque wardrobe purge a couple of years down the line, once its newness has worn off, but a buttery leather parka is one to be broken in, sure to stand the test of time.
