Alexander Wang: Again

It feels like I've blogged about Alexander Wang's s/s '10 collection alot, but I think I've finally figured out why. The concept of that collection really intrigues me. Or more to the point, the concept of wearing sportswear outside of the gym intrigues me. When I first saw it I didn't think it would work at all. Tapered trousers in jersey? Really? Tube socks on our pasty British legs? I didn't see us Brits or anyone falling below the standard of the models who walked Wang's catwalk, working it in quite the right way. Then I kind of came round to the idea a little more, and a little more, until BAM! - I'm all grey jersey and tube socked out. 


The second problem I thought I'd face, was whether highstreet retailers would bring out a worthy interpretation of the original collection. It was a fair while before I saw anything Wang inspired, everyone seemed to more readily jump onto the pastel bandwagon. Topshop was the first place that I spied the first of many American style sweaters, lazy drawstring tapered trousers, and cropped tees. What surprised me was how appealing it all was. I envied the girl who could pull off those jersey trousers. I constantly refer to these because I can't imagine a more comfortable garment. The chic look of a tapered leg with a touch of your most comfortable pyjamas - perfection in my mind. I think at the time I was wearing a dress that had a tendency to dance with the wind, and boots that made me feel like they personally hated feet, so I was really in the position to be encouraged to embrace them. 


Moving on to the shoes, as any old-school readers will know, the Wang 'Freja' boots were an instant hit for me. Sadly, I didn't see any affordable versions of these until this post, but Zara and Topshop did their own interpretation of some of the other footwear in the collection:

Topshop £80

One thing from the collection that the shops hadn't yet braved, however, were the sleek, skin tight, thigh high mini dresses. Until now. A couple of weeks ago I saw a brilliant version on ASOS, which was even better than the one I'm about to show you (it had the long sleeves). However, it seems to have either gone out of stock, or stopped being in production because I can't find it on the site now (I'm sure I made a resolution to buy on impulse to avoid these things happening). In the meantime, Topshop have succeeded in producing this 'power mesh ruch' dress, which is about the closest dress I could find to channel the Wang vibe.  

I'm slightly disappointed with myself that I've only just taken to this collection, as Wangs a/w will no doubt soon be inspiring us to take an entirely different direction. But hey, we've got at least a week of sunshine to enjoy over this summer, surely? And while the sun is shining, the s/s collection has all the right looks to adopt.

P.S If anyone sees that ASOS dress, let me know. It was about £38.

Photos: Style.com, Topshop.com