\n\tHuishan Zhang is channeling socialite Nan Kempner\u2019s rebellious spirit this season, drawing on her collection of Yves Saint Laurent pieces and the way she combined uptown elegance with an individual edge.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn the 1970s, when rules about women wearing pants in elegant restaurants were common, she was stopped by the ma\u00eetre d\u2019 at La C\u00f4te Basque because they didn\u2019t permit trousers, which she was wearing. Kempner didn\u2019t have time to go home and change, so she simply took off her YSL pants and went to lunch in her Le Smoking jacket.<\/p>\n
\n\tZhang played with that contrast of done up on top and party on the bottom.<\/p>\n
\n\tHe sharpened jackets and coats with a slight cinch and pleating details onto tweed and leather, while underneath tunic tops became sheer with embroidery and shirts got the silk treatment.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThere\u2019s lots of day looks inserted in between the collection because I\u2019m creating a day to evening wardrobe with a focus on multifunctional and textured pieces,\u201d said Zhang, who is no stranger when it comes to remixing fabrics together.<\/p>\n
\n\tHe paired tweed with faux fur and leather so masculine that it could either be worn by a dominatrix or a warrior.<\/p>\n
\n\tZhang injected softness by way of embroidered caged dresses with Roaring Twenties feather trims; built-in capes that resemble parachutes and layered tulle to create density.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe designer said eveningwear remains a top category, but there has been a demand for coats and denim that has allowed Zhang to expand into new categories.<\/p>\n
\n\tIf Kempner was alive today, it\u2019s no doubt she would be spotted in one of Zhang\u2019s boucl\u00e9 blazers or pleated good girl skirts.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI always wear sportswear for day \u2014 sweaters, skirts and pants. I\u2019m very much a pants girl. At night, I switch to suits like Adolfo\u2019s metallic Chanel-looking suit, or Halston\u2019s long cashmere dress,\u201d the famous socialite told WWD in 1972.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Huishan Zhang is channeling socialite Nan Kempner\u2019s rebellious spirit this season, drawing on her collection of Yves Saint Laurent pieces and the way she combined uptown elegance with an individual edge. In the 1970s, when rules about women wearing pants in elegant restaurants were common, she was stopped by the ma\u00eetre d\u2019 at La C\u00f4te Basque because they didn\u2019t permit trousers, which she was wearing. Kempner didn\u2019t have time to go home and change, so she simply took off her YSL pants and went to lunch in her Le Smoking jacket. Zhang played with that contrast of done up on top and party on the bottom. He sharpened jackets and coats with a slight cinch and pleating details onto tweed and leather, while underneath tunic tops became sheer with embroidery and shirts got the silk treatment. \u201cThere\u2019s lots of day looks inserted in between the collection because I\u2019m creating a day to evening wardrobe with a focus on multifunctional and textured pieces,\u201d said Zhang, who is no stranger when it comes to remixing fabrics together. He paired tweed with faux fur and leather so masculine that it could either be worn by a dominatrix or a warrior. Zhang injected softness by way of embroidered caged dresses with Roaring Twenties feather trims; built-in capes that resemble parachutes and layered tulle to create density. The designer said eveningwear remains a top category, but there has been a demand for coats and denim that has allowed Zhang to expand into new categories. If Kempner was alive today, it\u2019s no doubt she would be spotted in one of Zhang\u2019s boucl\u00e9 blazers or pleated good girl skirts. \u201cI always wear sportswear for day \u2014 sweaters, skirts and pants. I\u2019m very much a pants girl. At night, I switch to suits like Adolfo\u2019s metallic Chanel-looking suit, or Halston\u2019s long cashmere dress,\u201d the famous socialite told WWD in 1972.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2648,"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\/2647"}],"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=2647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}