Bossjacket,P.O.A.,anddress,$1,400. ART DIRECTION: DIJANA SAVOR STYLIST: PHILIPPA MORONEY PHOTOGRAPH: EDWARD URRUTIA ALL PRICES APPROXIMATE DETAILS LAST PAGES
Jason Wu, we believe, has set Hugo Boss in
fast, contrapuntal motion. First, the designer
payshisduestothelabel’shistoryasmen’s
tailors:thejackets,thecoats,thepantsand,in
case you missed it, the visible tailor’s chalk-like
linespairedwithrawedgeswhichlaybarethat
heritage. Then comes the unique Wu flavour:
soft shirt-dresses, an achingly good cut of
askirt,featherweightpleatedtulleandsnap
buttons.Imagineaperfectlyexecutedblazer
overalightweightdress:twocounterpoints
makingawhole,andpavingthewayforward.
WORDS: ALICE BIRRELLThe ENERGETIC, the clever,
the polished: Jason Wu guides
Hugo Boss into the FUTURE.
72 – MAY 2015
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