One might have wished that the praying monks, at the beginning of the show, prayers had been more for Prabal Gurung's Spring 2016 collection to be a better outing than it turned out to be. Instead, the uneven collection veered from eccentric overindulgence to shapeless and unflattering design and sometimes, all at once. Gurung gleaned inspiration from Nepalese artist Laxman Shreshtha and the Hindu celebration Holi in his colour palette, to little effect on the figure widening shapes he paraded down his catwalk. No woman wants to wear a piece of clothing that looks, unsuccessfully, like it's hiding excess poundage, yet, Gurung's sack like silhouettes did exactly that, even on the rail thin models wearing them.
When Gurung did tighten up his silhouettes he reaped far more illustrious dividends, key examples, the pair of bias Chiffon gowns in palest Apricot Pink and Butter Yellow were marvels of sinuous ease and glamour. Save the finale trio of gowns and a couple of other successes, Gurung delivered a showing that was far from his best effort and one that needed far more intention of thought and greater degree of execution to make it soar to the lofty heights that Gurung was hoping perhaps to scale.
That's All.
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