Remember when fashion had its society designers and streetwear mavens — and never the twain shall meet?
At the Weinsanto show on Monday, they did — sandwiched by an athletic and hot-blooded dance interlude featuring two elastic ladies dressed in skimpy tops, seamed pantyhose and glossy Christian Louboutin pumps.
“Elegance at the beginning, some romance, for going to the opera, and then after there is something to wear to Berghain,” he said backstage, referring to the famous Berlin techno club where no photos are allowed, but pretty much everything else is.
Since launching his label five years ago after working for Jean Paul Gaultier, Y/Project, Chloé and others, Victor Weinsanto has seen demand from couture clients and his made-to-order business blossom, though he’s hardly ready to give up on his passion for cabaret and other nighttime proclivities.
Hence his fall collection stretched from a long-sleeve bridal gown embroidered with 37 carats of diamonds, extending his collaboration with jeweler Maxence Van Der Bauwede from last season, all the way to hoodies, cropped bomber jackets, and boyish jeans with a drop crotch.
In between those extremes were strong-shouldered cotton shirts with snap-off sleeves; faux-fur chubbies and stoles, and a sensational pair of slim black pants with his signature corset-lacing between the cheeks.
And there always seems to be an eye-catching camel coat in his shows, this time with a peeling chest pocket and a scarf-like protrusion. Several of his devotees wore camel coats to the show, including Brazilian television presenter Cristina Córdula in a long, zippered jersey style, sharing the front row with other Weinsanto fans in daring, figure-hugging corset dresses.
One of the latter let out a howl of laughter when one of the performers tossed her big black swing coat on her bare legs, and then did a little lap dance.
