BARBARA BUI FALL 2014 RTW COLLECTION

BARBARA BUI FALL 2014 RTW COLLECTION

The Barbara Bui Fall 2014 collection featured statement ponchos draped like pelts and her ...

March 7, 2014

The Barbara Bui Fall 2014 collection featured statement ponchos draped like pelts and her leather Perfectos, spliced with shaggy sleeves.  The designer exposed turtlenecks but then  transformed the collection into a night message in which she revisited two of her favorite themes: rock ‘n’ roll and sharp tailoring. The former played out in swirls of shiny studs from jacket collar right down to boot tip; the latter, as a lengthened jacket exposing the thigh and a suit in a neoprene-nylon blend.

In a single coat, lamb’s wool appeared sheared, furry, and fuzzy and had been embroidered to create a paneling effect. On a jacket, strategically placed zippers allowed pieces to be detached, producing a moto-bolero. Of course, it helped that Karlie Kloss was wearing the shaggiest coat of them all; anyone else might have looked like a primate. Along the continuum running from Bui’s oversize cable sweaters to her gauzy side-ruched chiffon blouses, her subtlest tweaks made the strongest impact.

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