New York Fashion Week: Marissa Webb’s cool girl vibe
Marissa Webb could be America’s answer to Isabel Marant.
Her spring collection was a covetable mix of immensely wearable tailored and feminine pieces. Styled with Ivy Kirzhner’s urban cowgirl booties, it was a cool look, but taken apart, the pieces were the kind of basics with a je ne sais quoi twist for which Marant has become famous.
The Korea-born Webb launched her namesake line in 2011 after a decade at J.Crew, where she was head of women’s design, and stints at Polo and Club Monaco before that. And in April, Banana Republic tapped her as creative director to try and reinvigorate the chain store offerings.
Webb’s first Banana Republic collection won’t launch until summer 2015, but her namesake line, which falls in the contemporary category, is sold at the Gap-owned Intermix boutiques and elsewhere.
She showed her spring collection Thursday afternoon at New York Fashion Week in an expanded runway format.
The look: That girl everyone wants to dress like.
Key pieces: Drop waist flounce dress with a sheer organza cargo vest on top; black shirtdress with white shirtdress over pants (Why wear just one dress when you can wear two?); military green anorak jacket cinched at waist over blue print flounce miniskirt; white eyelet shirtdress; black leather sweatpants.
The verdict: A big step forward for Webb, a star on the rise in the American fashion scene.
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