Visits to Venice leave Uma Wang with a wealth of sensations, from its painted ceilings and the fabric on walls to its mood and that je ne sais quoi in the air. “There is a special smell to Venice because of the humidity,” she said backstage.
Thankfully for the guests at her show on Thursday, only the shapes, silhouettes and textures of the lagoon city translated into a spring lineup that played with the elongated tailoring and volume play the Shanghai-based designer is known for.
Silhouettes of Venetian past and present, delivered in a palette of cream, browns and black evocative the many hues seen in the city’s stone architecture. So did an incongruous pop of Dayglo pink, left by water’s passage, she said.
Jewelry pieces took after her waterlogged inspirations, with hand-sized pieces of driftwood worn as ring. They were a reminder of nature but also that “time changes all shapes,” she said.
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The option of modifying one’s silhouette on the go was also built into the collection, from slits and self-tie ribbons to the boning in the waist of an oversize jacket that created a basque when cinched at the waist.
These along with pants stretched upwards into a bustier jumpsuit, floor-kissing slipdresses and oversize separates teased into new volumes with folds and darts firmly placed Wang in the now.
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