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| Marc Jacobs S/S 2014 ready to wear look #11
Close Reading
Look number eleven from Marc Jacob’s spring 2014 Ready to
Wear collection features a model with a short choppy cropped blonde wig and thin
blue eyeliner, wearing board shorts, a sheer blouse, a hussar-style jacket and plimsoll
shoes.
The Jacket features leg of mutton sleeves, with a woven
black Hawaiian floral print motif on white. The jacket is has been applied with
black passementerie trims including tassels, silk covered buttons, beading,
rushing and frills. The sleeves feature layers of black ruffled frills to the
wrist. Under the jacket the model is wearing a sheer lace-trimmed blouse in a
black and cream ditsy floral print with
ruffles around the neck and a pleated peplum waist. The model is wearing hip slung navy board shorts, with
hibiscus floral side paneling in dark burgundy red and white. Large black
floral embroidery is applied on top with black sequins filling in the leaves.
There are four fabric-covered buttons bordering the front zip closure at the
front. The shoes worn are
black satin gusset plimsolls, with a white sole. The model’s nails are also painted dark brown with rhinestone
appliqués.
This particular
look was featured among many during Marc Jacob’s Spring/Summer 2014 Ready to
Wear Runway Show in New York September 12, 2013 at 8pm. The runway was dark, and the floor
littered with cigarette butts and garbage. Although the show was for spring, the
garments challenge our standard assumptions of spring/summer attire. The fabrication appears heavy and the
colours are dark, in contrast to the other clothing being show for the season. The
ensemble appears to be a mashup between Victorian styles dressing, surf style sportswear, and
intricate details found in the Hawaiian floral print, trims and applique. Marc Jacobs
was said to be inspired by a number of eclectic inspirations including the
Burning Man a bonfire ritual held in Nevada, A frat party at a beach, artist
Paul McCarthy’s White Snow exhibit, and long time muse, model Jamie Bouchert’s
eclectic style. The overall result of this look gives the impression of
seasonless dressing, using looks and styles that are divergent yet familiar, to
create a distinct and expressive amalgamation.
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