I don’t wanna lie. It’s a bit wtf reviewing a collection when it’s lumpenly on the rail and there’s no designer around to deliver his/her creative spiel. So props to Phillip Lim and his top team for making that hollow experience a pleasure in Paris today. Following last season’s closely curated mise-en-scène, Lim was sadly absent today, but his collection spoke strongly despite that. Fuchsia camo shirting, more truly tip-top reversible joggers and boxing shorts, spiffing wide-brimmed hats, seductive suede shorts and joggers were a few highlights. The “nightime floral” was an effective motif running through this collection. There is little point trying to extrapolate in the absence of the author, but what we had here was a rack of clothes that were cut for progressive, creative, and modern men of taste and verve. Meaning be damned—just charge it to credit and deliver it posthaste.
