Chris Benz F/W 07.08 NYC

[peacelover142002]

NEW YORK, February 5, 2007 – In an art-filled gallery at Christie’s, we met a gaggle of insouciant bookworm types with a quirky dress code and a killer sense of color: Chris Benz, at the dewy age of 24, cast his first-ever show as a trio of set pieces starring girls who threw together looks in a mash-up of styles. Jodhpurs were worn with pajama tops under roomy, lightweight tweed jackets; a calf-hair jacket topped rugby stripes; wool shorts mixed with a micropleat chiffon tank and a delicately embroidered tulle cardigan.

Pea coats, trenches, and boxy jackets came not double- but quadruple-breasted. Some of Benz’s color combinations (dusty blue with mustard and navy, acid-bright turquoise with navy and rust) could easily have gone terribly wrong. But instead they struck all the right chords. This was definitely a strong breakout from the starting gate.

– Joanna Rodger

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[peacelover142002]

I really like the colors here, and the quadruple-breasted jackets. Something different, at least.

 

[couturex]

I love the colors. And the mens' pinstripe shirt dress look is absoulutly fabulous. He is very talented for being so young

 

[SomethingElse]

I also like the colors and lots of the shapes (I'm hopelessly attached to layering). I wonder if the marvelous highly colored jackets in blue and yellow ochre are mohair? Ohhhh, I do hope so! Although the velvet dress is in a very subdued tone, I think it is very becoming despite the fact that the model is very similar in coloring.

 

[softgrey]

i;m glad this was bumped...
i have to say that it's a very mature collection and point of view...
and especially refreshing to see this coming from a young american designer...
as opposed to another 'pretty' dress....
of which there are already far too many.......

good job mr benz...