NYFW review: Thakoon’s fall 2009 collection
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NEW YORK -- Thakoon Panichgul may be a favorite of First Lady Michelle Obama, but he doesn’t only make ladylike clothes. What distinguishes his collections is the undercurrent of sex that runs through them. How else do you explain the wonderful rose buds-with-legs print dresses and eyelash print onesies from his spring collection in stores now?
For fall, he stuck to the formula, but with not quite as much wit as in the past. Michelle Obama-appropriate looks included a navy-and-white confetti print bow blouse and shirtdress, a red velvet sculpted bow-front shift, and the business suit alternative of a black velvet bomber jacket and skirt.
He loosened up a bit when playing with the idea of sheers on a blue wool shift with breakaway ruffles, a black chiffon and wool degrade bow-front shirtdress, and a peekaboo blouse with tiers of fox fur.
Then it was party time with bombers and capes in parrot-hued feathered fox fur. More palatable was a black doubleface wool dress with disco mirrors contouring the waist. So you can forget the bathroom and do your makeup in front of your dress!
-- Booth Moore
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