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Fashion has a real \u201990s fixation right now\u2014blame Ryan Muphy\u2019s Love Story for that. For fall, designer Prisca Vera Franchetti was right on board with the sartorial mood. Her new collection draws inspiration from the decade, though she\u2019s less focused on nailing its signature clean minimalism than on referencing key silhouettes and patterns from the era and making them feel appropriate for her modern-day customers. \u201cThe collection started off as very grungy, and you can definitely see that,\u201d she said. \u201cSo many of the mood board images were from obscure shows in \u201990s New York\u2014these very dark, small shows.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sexy, going-out attire is definitely what Priscavera does best, so the new offering sees Franchetti translating \u201990s elements into pieces that are ready to party. \u201cI wanted to infuse a fun element back into fall,\u201d she noted. \u201cWe had a little more adventure in the color palette\u2014more layering and transparency.\u201d The opening look, for one, was a laced-up low-cut top paired with a bleached pair of trousers\u2014the 2026 version of what one wears to hit the clubs. She also designed a totally-sheer plaid slip dress, paired over pieces like a stud-trimmed black bra top and briefs, or a more demure lacy black square-neck dress with matching tights.<\/p>\n
Outside of her bread-and-butter dresses, it was most refreshing to see Franchetti venture into separates. She designed a metallic-blue track pant with buttoned-up sides\u2014\u201cI liked the idea of sweatpants you can go out in,\u201d she said\u2014and ramped up her offering of outerwear too, including with a minty Mongolian lamb coat with a matching hand muff. \u201cIt was definitely driven by what I want to wear, and my definition of cool,\u201d said Franchetti. Her little lace-trimmed slip dresses and fuzzy cropped cardigans are precisely the kind of things you\u2019d see the cool, downtown crowd wearing for dinner at The Odeon (which, funnily enough, is having a moment thanks to the \u201990s Love Story<\/em> nostalgia).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n