If only fashion shows could earn frequent-flier miles. This one's whizzed so far, so fast, that you'd be halfway to your island getaway before the thing was done. An opening section of South Asian-inspired looks -long, kurta-style tunics; head wraps; and linen pants, in a vibrant curry color- shot abruptly into Venice (courtesy of a tee printed with a shot, taken by Agnès Troublé herself, from the Biennale) before arriving at the label's standby city-centric roué-wear. It feels Parisian, though arguably, it's plenty New York, too -and what a coincidence, the designer took care to remind her audience, thanks to a pamphlet on every showgoer's seat, that she's just opened a new shop in NYC. A section of colorful African-style prints, including a full suit, appeared somewhere around the middle. And all this before the celebrity avatars even took to the floor -Indian runway model (and subject of the French documentary 'Bollywood Boulevard') Sanjay Padiyar, dapper actor Henry Hopper (yep, Dennis' son), and 70-something Belgian novelist François Weyergans. Though it felt a bit disjointed, it served as a reminder that sportswear has become a kind of universal language unto itself. That's what agnès b.'s been designing for decades, and it's what the French label continues to offer. Casual cotton suiting, silk and linen knits, workman's jeans -old and young the world over can agree on those.
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