The backdrop for her runway was an expression of texture created through sculptural, white layers. Vera always has the most interesting backdrops.
The show notes really tell her collection's story:
"Film Noir as a contemporary metaphor for youth, romance and sophistication tinged ever so slightly with a sense of mystery. A new and deliberate emphasis on day and tailoring tempered with sleek silhouettes, sporty underpinnings and feminine elements. Dresses reflect careful draping, unusual mixtures of dressy and day fabrics and for obvious night, gossamer layers of embellishment constructed on sheer stocking sheaths of stretch tulle. Giant dramatic fistfuls of distressed pearls create a sense of extravagance and disheveled glamor."
I loved the collection. Favorite pieces: pants with slit bootlegs floating snugly over shoes, paper-bag pants with athletic stripes—like dressy track pants—gloves in textured black leather and a scalloped organza skirt. A Nehru collar cut-away jacket with hook-and-eye closure was one of the best jackets on the runway.
