LaQuan Smith Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: The Female Power Broker
LaQuan Smith has proven in previous seasons he knows how to create sexy styles fit for a night out. For fall 2024, Smith continued this ethos by bringing it to daywear for a lineup that showed a more mature and refined woman â but one who still likes a good party.
âWith any design process and any creative, thereâs always an evolution to the body of work,â Smith said during a preview of the collection, which was styled by Carine Roitfeld. âI definitely feel like Iâm growing as a designer. Iâm growing as a human being, and so I think even the way that my customer is growing, where Iâm selling â the wholesale business is growing and everything is expanding and reaching different walks of life and different demographics. Thatâs allowed me to spread my wings to tap into different personas.â
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Smith took inspiration from female executives on Wall Street in the â80s and Studio 54 for a collection that gave a sexy spin on corporate wear. Suiting was a main component of the collection, with standout styles like a navy pinstripe plunging neck dress or a blazer and miniskirt set paired with an undone dress shirt. The pieces evoked Smithâs quintessential sexy vibe, while showing how heâs able to evolve the aesthetic for a more mature customer.
âIâm designing for a very particular woman who wants to be the center of attention â who is in command, who is the boss of her own life and sort of has this female empowerment aura around her,â Smith said. âEverything is still quite sexy â itâs just very much sheâs leveled up.â
Smithâs use of fabrics furthered this âleveled upâ feel. Models walked the runway in a series of liquid-like outfits that were as eye-catching as they were effortless, giving the models an undoubtable confidence. Styles included buttery leather suits, a bordeaux and black colorblocked set and a form-fitting black dress with an open back that were both sexy and sophisticated.
âI wanted it to be a situation where thereâs a fantasy world, like sheâs working on Wall Street and in the end, she goes to this really swanky underground whiskey bar drinking her Louis XIII cognac,â he said about his emphasis on daywear.
Smithâs fall 2024 collection offered a refreshing and refined version of the designerâs signature sensual woman, and showed the designerâs craft in translating and evolving the aesthetic for a more mature and sophisticated client.
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