\n\tThere was a lot going on from the waist down at the Marques\u2019 Almeida spring show Sunday, the first held in Milan after London darlings Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida toyed with many cities and presentation formats.<\/p>\n
\n\tPeplums emphasized the waistline of lean taffeta tops with barrel-leg pants; panels jutted from both sides of handkerchief dresses; cargo cotton miniskirts came with billowing trains in velvety silk; maxi ruffles edged shantung sundresses; maxi and mini silver sequins decked snazzy evening pants.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re exploring this kind of occasion wear and this more dressy [approach], always with that grungy undertone,\u201d Marques told a clutch of reporters ahead of the show.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWhat\u2019s [occasion wear] for, what [customers] need it for, and that definitely changes the way we\u2019re approaching design maybe in a more grown-up way,\u201d she said reluctantly.<\/p>\n
\n\tAlthough they refute the idea that Marques\u2019 Almeida has grown up, she acknowledged that the Milan display \u2014 a test and try for now \u2014 reflects the brand\u2019s evolution. \u201cI think it suits where we are,\u201d she offered.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn the dressier space the designers have been experimenting with lately, they also are trying to find a balance with their underground past, when they launched the brand out of an East London studio back in 2011.<\/p>\n
\n\tThis was indeed a wardrobe for a DIY-minded, club-savvy type who has since outgrown their rebellious spirit.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn the offbeat plaid checks of the asymmetrical dresses, Goth undertone of a handsome black silk bias frock, and grunge spirit of a military green bustier with baggy pants, there certainly were echoes of the brand\u2019s seminal proposition. Even when playing by the rulebook of composure and polite dressing, subtle elements suggested a tougher story, for example in the base layer-like Lycra bodysuit paired with a balloon skirt, the club-ready, high-platform, chunky sneakers under a floor-sweeping slipdress or the scarf-like top wrapped around the torso with a flowing silk frock underneath.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt is not so put together,\u201d Marques said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There was a lot going on from the waist down at the Marques\u2019 Almeida spring show Sunday, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,11062,85,46,284494,26701],"class_list":["post-629430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion-show-reviews","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-marques-almeida","tag-milan-fashion-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}