A glance at Alexandre Vauthier’s spring look book indicated where this season was heading: down the 120 yards of an American football field, or a similar sports venue. The athletic references — unusual territory for the disco-loving, couture-focused designer — were amply evident in the silhouettes of sporty tank dresses, still compatible with a night on the town and yet casual enough to be worn in broad daylight with a pair of flats.
Vauthier paired his precisely cut blazers, nonchalantly slung over the shoulders, with boxy, high-waist shorts — a sexy take on the pair a boxer might wear in the ring — while his rocker-chick leather pants telegraphed a “ready for action” mind set, given their looser silhouette and elastic waistbands. And the bathing suits Vauthier presented were beautifully sculpted, featuring minimalist graphic cutouts across the back.