“I always wanted to live a man’s life in a woman’s body.” That mantra–her inspiration for her fall collection–said it all. The blazer is the DVF girl’s new uniform; power trips came strutting down the runway in many forms, all comfortably encased in felted wool dresses and crepe blouses. Furthering the menswear-inspired trend, pinstripes prevailed on everything from jackets and skirts to slightly oversized blazers, which featured plenty of tweet and felted wool. Femme fatale came in the form of cable-knit sweaters woven with link chains, jersey tees paired with suede biker jeans and jacquard tiered skirts. Not one to give up her femininity, however, there was also exploration of nature. A beetlebug water satin dress was a chic option, as was the gray and pink bolero covered in chiffon rosettes. A new silhouette to a classic, DVF’s LDB was reworked in black with cap sleeves in a chain mail inset. This was creative director Nathan Jenden’s last collection as DVF’s right-hand man; undoubtedly the two were happy to end on a highly-positive note.
