WWD: Vera Wang RTW Spring 2012

Her look focused on intricate bodice construction and layerings of airy fabrics — opaque, transparent, piqued, otherwise perforated — cut and crafted with incredible attention to detail. Throughout, Wang deftly crossed references from the worlds of couture and sports alike. There were also twinges — unintentional, but odd — of Nina Ricci by Olivier Theyskens, who, in six-degrees mode, worked at Ricci with Mario Grauso, now president of Vera Wang. These came in manipulated 18th-century wallpaper prints that Wang called "trippy," and in the diaphanous cutaway-skirt motif. For the full review and images: http://bit.ly/o5QIYR