Wunderkind Alexander Wang paid tribute to American design icons with collection1 – presented at the plaza at Rockefeller Center Friday night.
Backstage the 90s vibe was undeniable. Hip Hop music played while make up artist Diane Kendal for Nars embraced minimalism and created a simple, yet glowing look. Groomed boyish eyebrows, luminous skin, subtly contoured model cheekbones enhanced by Nars Liquid Blush in Orgasm, and lips finished off with Nars lip oil underlined the collection’s dynamic.
Saluting Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, Wang presented his collection’s first part in three acts reflecting on the 90s and the impact of these American design standard x. Karan’s workwear, Klein’s underwear-as-outerwear and Lauren’s “Americano Preppy“ are newly interpreted by Wang.
The last segment took on Wang signature pieces: jerseys, suits, and T-shirts worn by such superstars as Kendall Jenner and Kaia Gerber who closed the show.