Yang Li’s fall collection started off strong: the moody, femme fatale romance of a crimson silk jacket cut with a gentle flare over black bell-bottoms, the hems extra raw as if Li had brashly decided to lop off a few inches with a pair of shears. The artfully crude edges had a great impact, adding the appealing contrast of imperfection to otherwise grand and sophisticated silhouettes, such as trenches with misplaced utility pockets and long skirts and gowns in dusty teal and rose satin, their hemlines trailing loose threads. Li lost that balance a bit with stiff, rumpled styles that forced the collection’s poetic side. One model in a black and metallic strapless, asymmetric style looked like she was wearing a paper bag.
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