A Model Wore Shrubbery Instead of a Shirt at Adam Selman
New York City may have been slammed with nearly a foot of snow in just a few hours on Thursday, the first day of New York Fashion Week — but true fashion people know that’s no reason to do something crazy, like dress sensibly.
While many editors wore fashion-y versions of weather boots, or puffy coats (which are totally okay, now that they’re Balenciaga-approved), we saw just as many poor souls tottering around in four-inch heels with a “rugged” lug sole (Timberlands, these were not). Fashion doesn’t stop for the snowpocalypse, y’all.
That practicality-be-damned attitude extended to the runway of NYFW favorite Adam Selman, too. The designer sent a model down the runway holding a large tangle of roses and assorted greenery in front of her chest. “Oh,” I thought, “what lovely shiny disco pants, I can’t wait to see the shirt that goes with them, which is surely hiding behind all these thickets and brambles.”
But, as the model strolled by, bare-backed as the day God made her, it became clear that, nah, she was just wearing some shrubbery for a shirt.
Which like, do you Adam Selman! You who made teensy cat-eye sunglasses a thing, who gave the world the glory that was Rihanna damn near naked in a shimmering gown of your creation! If bushes are the nest big thing in fashion, then bushes we shall wear!
Of course, most models were dressed in fabric, not flora. Selman showed his usual perfectly-pitched, kooky mix of slouchy separates with flirty dresses. We loved the Studio 54 diva dress situation at left, and the cherry-red trousers at right moved really beautifully in person.
Denim is always a muse for Selman, and he showed Canadian tuxedos, nicely fitted mechanic’s jumpsuits, and crisp denim shirts, all in a dark wash and embroidered with roses — a major theme in this collection, from the rose-bush “shirt” to the oversized rose fascinators with attached veils worn by some models.
Many of the looks, like both shown above, were styled with extreeeeemely loooooong belts — we’ve all got one, so try skipping the belt loops next time and see if you don’t feel sassy in a Selman sort of way.
Adam Selman is not only one of NYFW’s most-anticipated shows — this season, he moved to a much bigger venue to accommodate the crowd of fashion editors, and fans who eagerly lined up for standing room — he’s also one of the most well-liked designers. As he came out to take his final bow to the usual cheers, he showed off the pink “Fashion Stands With Planned Parenthood” pin that he gave away to show-goers, and which was also spotted on Anna Wintour at the Brock Collection show earlier this afternoon. Shrubbery-shirts aside, this might be shaping up to be the biggest accessory of New York Fashion Week.
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