When your front row includes Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, you know you are catering to a very specific type of woman. The ultra-urban bad girls who’ve been wearing Alexander Wang ever since the Parsons dropout started his eponymous line in 2007 might very well see his Spring 2015 collection as a “greatest hits” anthology. First came an homage to the typographic bar codes – in the form of oversized belts as well as nondescript collar markings – that he featured in his resort line. Then came the hyper-saturated mini dresses in neon coral, lime, and blue that had a neoprene wet suit feel, and still others in sheer black that illicit more of a spacesuit vibe. Then there were the statement-making accessories, which included both color-blocked textural heels and mesh sandals.
And then came the sportswear that has always set Wang apart: from white tennis skirts with green peter pan collars to a finale that featured a more relaxed trouser shape, it was an agenda-setting showing that makes us all want to be a little bad . . . you know, for old time’s sake.
