Oscar de la Renta is known for his sophisticated, elegant attire, and for Fall 2011 he brought his wealthy, uptown look to global royalty as Russian Tsarina and Oriental princess-inspired looks stormed down the runway. My favourites were the Russian-themed looks, which brought to mind images of a young, modern Anastasia marrying her traditional Cossack attire with that of a glamorous American designer while on diplomatic visits with the American President.
De la Renta clearly experimented with degrees of traditional-meets-modern, as every look, while clearly part of his Cossack inspiration, was different from every other. One look might well have existed in Anastasia’s times, with a fur-rimmed hood, string of rubies as a necklace and a melee of a dress: a mishmash of Russian-themed prints above the waist and rolls of opulent fox fur below. Other looks, on the other hand, were almost completely modern: a gorgeous, floor length, highly embellished sequined gold dress with a form-fitting design and bandeau bodice was given only a hint of Russification by a traditional black fur Cossack hat.
The shapes and materials used were just as experimental: full fur and feather skirts were paired with boucle jackets and two-piece boucle suits were the perfect daytime foil to the dramatic embellished floor length evening gowns.
De la Renta can always be relied on to produce stunning, elegant clothing, and his Fall 2011 collection did not disappoint. The worldwide royalty theme only added to his much-loved sense of opulence and exoticism, and I for one would love to play dress up in his clothes fit for a princess.
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