We weren’t sure what to expect last evening as we returned to Lincoln Center for Falguni and Shane Peacock SS12. The show opened with an immediate and refreshing dose of color, artfully applied to inventive prints and mixed media pieces. It was at this point that we turned to each other and said, “Shit…this is amazing.”
The collection’s tone laid firmly at the intersection of art nouveau and rococo, with a tinge of imperialist bravado. A number of looks featured military-inspired adornments; however, not in the “marching band” motif we’ve witnessed on other runways in seasons past. Intermittently, cords, medals and sashes adorned suggestive, bodycon jersey dresses, as well as more unctuous, elegant chiffon and satin garments.
The style and combination of prints in Falguni and Shane Peacock’s collection was evocative of Mary Katrantzou’s trompe-l’oeil aesthetic; it was reassuring to see a fresh design duo embark on this experimental undertaking.
Finally, singer-songwriter, Porcelain Black, took an irreverently energizing lap down the runway, bringing what had become one of DL’s favorite SS12 collections to a close.
