There were two ways to read the oversized wrinkled pockets that featured extensively in Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren’s fall ready-to-wear.
One, you could see them as a feature adapted from the Dutch design duo’s “Angry Birds” couture collection of volumes shown first puffed up with feathers, then deflated.
Alternatively, you could take them as an invitation to stuff them with all your necessities because they came on pieces you’d readily reach for on a daily basis. These included a burgundy blouson in cactus vegan leather, a knee-length coatdress or a long straight skirt — on the latter, some may find the pocket placement at the hip arguably risky.
Thankfully, the fall ready to wear lineup was filled with plenty of attractive and arguably safer ways to introduce voluminous flourish in one’s wardrobe, such as bubble skirts and minidresses, a shirtdress with rippling mutton-leg sleeves, a long knit dress with a frothy bodice and a bulbous little blouson with a long-point collar.
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Denim, which Horsting once told WWD they were initially reluctant to introduce, is a strong category for the couture designers’ rtw line and expanded with new options such as a low version of its multi-waist jeans and new colors for its ballon-leg style, including black.
Along with knitwear, more prominently represented this season, it’s a lineup that should thrill devotees of the couturiers. It should also catch the eye of those shopping for everyday options that don’t feel pedestrian, which could turn this entrypoint midway between their fragrance business and couture work into a major avenue for growth.