Adam Selman Spring 2018

September 09, 2017

“I revisited a lot of what I’ve done in the past, just honing in on what my girls like and doing red carpet dressing in a modern way, as opposed to something sort of frou-frou,” designer Adam Selman said backstage after his super fun show. “My girls have edge and real style, so I wanted to encapsulate that.”

He’s not wrong. The girl Adam Selman creates (along with all of the Very Cool People who always come out to his shows) represents the sort of illusive combination of pretty and interesting that I spent my entire adolescence fantasizing about mastering. And while he has always had a particular aesthetic—denim! gingham!—this season felt like a declaration of that aesthetic, with Selman doubling down on his essentials.

Photos by Emon Toufanian
Text by Jocelyn Silver

Selman calls jeans "our only American costume," and he used a great deal of denim, his key fabric (along with lots of gingham and boudoir-esque pajama dressing). Georgie O’Keefe-inspired irises were painted on a number of garments, and she also influenced the lovely set: Selman partnered with Papyrus and artist and set designer Daniel Sean Murphy to craft 900 indigo-colored paper irises. It seems likely that the iris pieces will be everywhere, much like his rose prints from last season’s collection, “Say It With Flowers.”

Model Lameka Fox closed the show in a transparent jeans/jean jacket combo made of blue sequins, complete with the iris detailing. It ruled, but my personal favorite pieces were the ones covered in feathers, particularly a crop top that looked like it was floating off the model’s body. “The feathers were actually a last minute edition,” said Selman. “I just wanted to be fun and Muppet-y without being cartoonish.” The most glamorous Miss Piggy would be truly honored.

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