I've been following Sally LaPointe carear for the past 5 seasons. She is one of those designer who would fit right in Paris or Milan fashion week - stylish, dark theatrical garments that are not quite wearable by ordinary human beings. However, since the American fashion market is a lot more about marketability and wearability, It's been fascinating to see Sally exploration into finding the right balance without looking the trademarks of her personal style.
Last season, I felt like that balance was achieved perfectly, and so I was real curious to see what she will come up with next.
I was really pleasantly surprise to see that not only she kept all of her motifs but added a few totally new and exciting themes to her collection. Her staple waist sleets, drapery and tail coats, were joined by harder materials such as patented leather, stamped leather and heavy wool, creating body distorting armor like silhouettes. And her digital prints evolved into a combination of vertebrae Rorschach like shapes and a really intriguing glossy to matte umbre.
It felt as if a chamber music composer just discovered the full range symphonious orchestra and is taking her first step into opening her body of work to larger, richer more complex ideas.
As usual, I always leave her shows, trying to figure out what she'll surprise me with next.
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