New York Fashion Week SS2016: The Shows. Day 2. GIVENCHY
New York Fashion Week SS2016: The Shows. Day 2. Givenchy, Idan Cohen and Claudia Li. On me Club Monaco Italian Yarn Polo, Zara Pleated Pants and Zespa White Suede Sneakers. Givenchy RTW Spring 2016 As more than a thousand people traversed the rush hour–choked West Side Highway and flooded onto Pier 26—all dressed to the nines (or maybe the threes or twos, given the skimpiness of a few notable looks)—it’s fair to say that one of the very last things they were expecting was to be immersed in a contemplative experience. W ith the aid of his coconspirator, the artist Marina Abramovic, and the cooperation of a staggering sunset across the Hudson, Tisci made his show into a meditation on the losses of 9/11, and on slowing things down in our heads, perhaps to mourn, but also to remember how lucky we are to be alive. The audience—the seated professionals and celebrities, and the standing public—were made to wait and watch for a good hour, absorbing the spec...
