NET-A-PORTER – MARCH 2010

MARCH 2010

THIS SEASON HAS SEEN A RETURN TO PARED-BACK, NO FUSS, MINIMALIST PERFECTIONISM. WHY IS THIS SO RIGHT FOR NOW?

WHEN WAS IT EVER NOT RIGHT? PERSONALLY, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY ABOUT AN ALMOST BRUTAL MINIMALISM. IT’S SUCH A GREAT ‘NO’ TO CHAOS.

DESCRIBE THE MOOD OF THIS LOOK.

RATIONALISM. A GRACEFUL, CONFIDENT LINE FROM POINT A TO POINT B.

IT FEELS LIKE A RETURN TO A VERY CLEAN, SHARP ‘90S SILHOUETTE. WHO EPITOMIZED THIS LOOK FOR YOU THEN AND WHO DOES NOW?

WELL, WE ALL LOVED MR. LANG IN THE ‘90S BUT I HAVEN’T SEEN ANYONE REALLY COMMIT TO IT NOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE KEY PIECES OF THIS TREND AND HOW SHOULD YOU WEAR THEM?

PERSONALLY, I FEEL LIKE WEARING A LONG JACKET IN CRISP BLACK WITH A SHARP SHOULDER.

WHAT ARE THE KEY COLORS AND FABRICS FOR THIS LOOK?

WELL, YOU KNOW I’M GONNA SAY BLACK AND BLACK LEATHER.

WHAT MADE YOU TAKE THE MINIMALIST DIRECTION THIS SEASON? WHAT INSPIRED YOU?

ACTUALLY, I GOT A LITTLE MORE EMBELLISHED THAN USUAL WITH LACING DETAILS IN HEAVY CORD. I WAS THINKING ART DECO SAMURAI PRIESTESS.

WHICH ‘90S FILM ICONS WOULD YOU REFERENCE AS INSPIRATION FOR THIS TREND?