From the Fall 2017 Adrienne Landau collection. Photos by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images.
Some of the players on Day 6: Jil Sander, Josie Natori, Tory Burch, Badgley Mischika, Claudia Li, Naeem Khan, ICB, Barbara Tfank, alice + olivia, Rodarte, Adrienne Landau, Sally LaPointe, Dennis Basso, Gabriela Hearst, Moncler, Coach, Carmen Marc Valvo, threeASFOUR, Mansur Gavriel, Anniesa Hasibuan, Brandon Maxwell, Reem Acra, Miguel Vieira, Monique Lhuillier, Mimi Prober, Narciso Rodriguez, Vaquera, CAAFD Emerging Designers Showcase, The Blonds
BY VW
YOU can wave at the bride and groom leaving their
Wedding on a horse and admire the lovely
Mom & children. Next, head to the beach and join the
Sun Bathers.
These are a few of the adventures on offer at
LANDAULAND. Pray, tell, what is LANDAULAND, you ask?
It is none other than the utopia created for
Adrienne Landau by true
republican and event planner extraordinaire
Susanne Bartsch, to celebrate the brand's 40th anniversary. No doubt, this spectacle will go down as the most clever presentation of
New York Fashion Week: The Shows Fall 2017.
"At this point in time, we all need to rise up and continue embracing EQUALITY & INCLUSION despite all the social constructs," the designer says in the run of show. "...For fall/winter 2017, ADRIENNE LANDAU persists in celebrating and supporting LOVE, UNITY FREEDOM of expression!"
What an ingenious way to show one's collection of colorful and
colorful fur (stoles, vests, jackets, coats) and a few sweatpants! Walk into the darkened, cavernous room and see the aforesaid newlyweds. To the left, along the wall encased in glass are fierce-looking
Warriors of various tribes got up in fur, accessorized by exquisite, massive, headdresses. Go right toward the phone booth where a
Graffiti Artist, in denim utility vest, is plying his trade.
Across the way along the other wall, the hot beach bodies are lying amongst
ginormous Chiquita banana floats getting their tan on. Keep wondering the space and encounter the
Working Girls and
Club kids, all dressed appropriately for their respective activities.
Half the fun of being at LANDAULAND is figuring out who are the amusements and who are the ones here to be amused. All of the models (and some of the guests) appear to be drag queens, including
Amanda LePore and
Violet Chachki, whom the designer believes may be perceived as "strange" or "different." Choosing this demographic to model her latest collection could be economically risky, leading some to presume that Adrienne Landau is not for them. They would be wrong.
"I don't design for a particular woman - I design for everyone," AL says. Among celeb clients:
Steven Tyler, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and
Taraji P. Henson.
Equality and inclusion ... Do add LANDAULAND to your travel itinerary.
On deck today, DAY 7: J. Mendel, Nebark, Fashion Hong Kong, Michael Kors, Vivienne Tam, LaQuan Smith, Delpozo, Kimora Lee Simmons, Brooks Brothers, Bibhu Mohapatra, Derek Lam. Anna Sui, Marchesa, Assembly New York, Rookie USA, Thom Browne, Ralph Lauren, Irina VitJaz
Follow us on YouTube at WRIGHT WREPORT, Twitter at #WrightWreport and on Instagram at #thewrightwreport for additional coverage of New York Fashion Week. Visit the following websites to learn more about NYFW, including show information, installations, videos and livestreaming:
New York Fashion Week: The Shows
http://www.fashionweek.com/
Style Fashion Week
http://www.style360fashionweek.com/newyork
Art Hearts Fashion
http://www.artheartsfashion.com/
CAAFD
http://www.caafd.org/
Bailuyu by Fu Wenjie Speing-Summer 2020. Photos by Francisco Valdez.
Bailuyu by Fu Wenjie Speing-Summer 2020. Photos by Francisco Valdez.
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