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Marc Jacobs S/S 2014 ready to wear look #11

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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.