Alexander Wang --- Essence of The Suit

Finally something worth writing about! The first day of fashion week was filled with more plain minimalistic pieces. This is a trend that designers started latching onto as the recession began to show the value and wearability of their pieces to folks cutting back and simplifying. This is definitely a sign of the times and worth noting, but frankly I'm bored sick with it. Budget conscious and bland shouldn't be synonymous, although to many they are. But fortunately some people are still interesting.







Alexander Wang was inspired by the traditional bankers suit, an item which inspires emotions like contempt, envy, opulence, pompousness, power, superciliousness, and regret in the current times. This complexity was taken to a point of absolute sexiness, after all isn't wanting things you dislike the base of most sexual taboos. He removed parts exposing flesh without giving the appearance of vulnerability. He bound necks showing the restraint and slavery of the necktie. He then added rich velvets to add the sensuality associated with wealth and power.

All I can say is yum.