Interiors have proved rich fodder for Adam Lippes almost since he started his eponymous label. For Pre-Fall, it was Victorian-era drawing rooms and their layers of tapestry murals, animal prints, and velvets that turned him on. The most exquisite material in Lippes’s new collection is a devoré silk velvet with Lurex jacquard spotted like a leopard. He used it for a pair of shirtdresses as easy in cut and line as the fabric was fine. It was a compelling juxtaposition, one that he explored in other pieces in other ways. Take, for instance, a brushed silk cashmere sweatsuit with Victorian puffed short sleeves, the fabric of which was developed by a Japanese mill. We’ve all heard of athleisure; Lippes called this “athluxury,” and one touch and it was clear why.
Amidst the muchness, there were quieter, simple staples like khakis, denim trousers in a mélange of washes, clever asymmetric sweaters, and a cool scarf-neck silk blouse. But Lippes’s point of difference is in his terrific eye for print and texture. Also in the mix: a landscape mural jacquard used on a mini, a black and gold lace slip dress, and a fab spotted tigrado lamb coat (the fur also turned up as patch pockets on a hand-knit cardigan). So, would Lippes consider doing interiors on the side? “I’m available,” he laughed, hinting there may be more news on the home design front in 2017.
