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\n\tVaquera opened its show with a bridal look \u2014 traditionally the runway finale \u2014 indicating from the start that they were about to turn everything inside out.<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter seasons of trying to build a stable business with more commercial collections, this go-round designers Patric DiCaprio and Bryn Taubensee kinda said \u201cf\u2013k it.\u201d So out came the assless skirts and topless tops and fluorescent, feathered merkins as they fully embraced a return to their early design ethos of creating clothes for the sake of wild art and not retail obligation.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe got too caught up in thinking about what people wanted and not what we wanted,\u201d DiCaprio said of the effort to make more \u201creasonable\u201d pieces.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cBut in a way, this feels like our most commercial collection, because we\u2019re like, you know what? If we like it, we know that our customers are gonna like it. Our customer is that person who wants to push boundaries, just like us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe reality of today\u2019s constant newsfeed nonsense made that need even more visceral for the design duo.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIn times like these, what\u2019s reasonable? Nothing. We\u2019re living such chaotic times now that we wanted to reflect that in our work. This energy of being overly optimistic is just not realistic for us. And I think the collection shows chaos. It shows crazy tonal, emotional shifts,\u201d DiCaprio said.<\/p>\n
\n\tCue the wedding march played on the church\u2019s organ, followed by the \u201cJaws\u201d soundtrack.<\/p>\n
\n\tKey pieces included hooded capes and tops, bow skirts paired with boxy peacoats, and what the duo called \u201cpillowcase tops.\u201d A series of \u201cleather daddy\u201d looks with those exposed backsides were softened with swishy fringe, while a hybrid \u201csunglasses bra\u201d was a wink at absurdity.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe designers ditched their usual 1980s cues; instead, 1960s surrealism informed flat, abstracted shapes transformed into tops and dresses, including a rectangular form that enveloped the body and restricted the model\u2019s arms into tiny, T-Rex style claws clutching at a coin purse.<\/p>\n
\n\tAnd there was headgear galore, from pillboxes to glittered, fencing-inspired face shields and conductors\u2019 hats of gigantic proportions.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe designers\u2019 nod to the \u201960s informed the flat, abstracted shapes, while the ongoing Converse collaboration hinted at wider commercial potential without diluting conceptual impact. The collection was pure Vaquera at its most chaotic yet cohesive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Vaquera opened its show with a bridal look \u2014 traditionally the runway finale \u2014 indicating from the start that they were about to turn everything inside out. After seasons of trying to build a stable business with more commercial collections, this go-round designers Patric DiCaprio and Bryn Taubensee kinda said \u201cf\u2013k it.\u201d So out came the assless skirts and topless tops and fluorescent, feathered merkins as they fully embraced a return to their early design ethos of creating clothes for the sake of wild art and not retail obligation. \u201cWe got too caught up in thinking about what people wanted and not what we wanted,\u201d DiCaprio said of the effort to make more \u201creasonable\u201d pieces. \u201cBut in a way, this feels like our most commercial collection, because we\u2019re like, you know what? If we like it, we know that our customers are gonna like it. Our customer is that person who wants to push boundaries, just like us.\u201d The reality of today\u2019s constant newsfeed nonsense made that need even more visceral for the design duo. \u201cIn times like these, what\u2019s reasonable? Nothing. We\u2019re living such chaotic times now that we wanted to reflect that in our work. This energy of being overly optimistic is just not realistic for us. And I think the collection shows chaos. It shows crazy tonal, emotional shifts,\u201d DiCaprio said. Cue the wedding march played on the church\u2019s organ, followed by the \u201cJaws\u201d soundtrack. Key pieces included hooded capes and tops, bow skirts paired with boxy peacoats, and what the duo called \u201cpillowcase tops.\u201d A series of \u201cleather daddy\u201d looks with those exposed backsides were softened with swishy fringe, while a hybrid \u201csunglasses bra\u201d was a wink at absurdity. The designers ditched their usual 1980s cues; instead, 1960s surrealism informed flat, abstracted shapes transformed into tops and dresses, including a rectangular form that enveloped the body and restricted the model\u2019s arms into tiny, T-Rex style claws clutching at a coin purse. And there was headgear galore, from pill…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}