Henrik Vibskov’s combination womenswear and menswear Fall show was not well executed. The sort of amateurism witnessed—between extremely poor crowd control and coordination, a team that just wasn’t getting it, and a 62-minutes-late start time—was too bad. A few minor problems are to be expected; when it’s this rough, it needs a callout.
The impression could’ve been salvaged by great clothes, but those that walked the runway—at a glacial pace—came up short. Vibskov can do quirky and arty pep, sometimes with great success, but none of that vibrancy registered in a lineup that was inspired by futuristic farming (namely the cultivation of . . . radishes).
Yes, the messaging was nice, in that it promoted green urban practices, but the garments around it were dowdy: Dulled Liberty-esque flower prints opened the show, and silhouettes were mostly oversize—those botanicals turned into stripes and irregular squares on outerwear, but nothing really excited. The most interesting things were tops depicting sheep grazing in wheat fields, while a volcano exploded in the background.
