Fern Mallis once joked that she wanted to do a book Regarding grandmothers, since designers cite their nana as inspiration more than any other relative – I can attest to that fact. For Bach Mai, however, this was not the case. His spring show was inspired by his father, whose hard work at a Texas refinery enabled his son to pursue a career in fashion. “I think a lot about his sacrifice and how he wore blues to work every day. He wore these blue overalls — that’s where the term ‘blue collar’ came from,” said Mai, whose blue hair complements his collection.
Spring marks the first time Mai has shown his modeling work and has taken a strong position in his first casting. “I want to do everything we can to show diversity,” he said. “We have curvy girls, we have medium sized girls… The whole range shows that my version of glamour is for everyone.”
Mai made no secret of his admiration for Cristóbal Balenciaga, whose asymmetrical dresses provided the inspiration for Mai’s best-selling full-skirt styles (Martin Margiela is another of his idols). But for spring, Mai found inspiration in the swing collection by Yves Saint Laurent at Christian Dior . “It’s all about shape” this season, the designer said.
The doll style has been done well for the brand, Mai is iterating while adding new styles an already popular style. He said he tried many times, but in the end he got the pleats just right on the swing pants. And on time, too: More and more celebrities are opting for pants on the red carpet.
partial cut, especially ’90’s nostalgic slip dress, which is on fire this week; Mai will be biased for a different purpose based on his idea of creating lighter shapes, creating a drape rather than a snug slide shape. In addition to these, he added a dramatic sheer insert to reveal the legs, which is just the right graphic touch with a little sizzle. Overall, his use of sheer and flowy fabrics is more balanced than in the past.
With Mai working with French textile company Hurel, he has access to amazing fabrics such as metallic corrugations, designed to recall steel, and The technical organza Mai said reminded him of an oil spill. These metallic materials are convincing. Glitter “Newborn Alien” makeup is a distraction.
In addition to the trapeze shape, blue is also the main thread here. Mai’s father’s overalls are made from flame-retardant twill, which the designer uses for his voluminous party dresses. He also made good use of blue and white tweed, especially when he added tweed rosettes near the hem of the sheet dress, which was an unexpected but effective contrast.
