Jil Sander Spring / Summer 2016

MILAN — The last time this page spent time with Jay Wright was underneath a vinyl tent pitched along West 54 Street in Manhattan. The occasion was of course the Marc Jacobs Spring / Summer 2016 runway show at the Ziegfeld Theatre, a show in which the Midwestern beauty made her runway debut. Fast forward a mess of days, a slew of flights, fittings, and more and Jay returned to the fold to command the opening berth for the Jil Sander Spring / Summer 2016 runway show Saturday afternoon in the Italian fashion capital. Preparations undertaken by this house for any of its runway shows are invariably thorough and exact no matter what turnovers at the design level might otherwise suggest. That much was the case Saturday when Jay was carefully prepped by the hair and makeup teams of Duffy and Lynsey Alexander respectively and ultimately stylist Tony Irvine, all of whom were marshaled in service of Rodolfo Paglialunga’s latest collection that found inspiration in languor and dreams. This is not your parents’ Jil! And maybe that is the point as this house forges out into new territories without ever forgetting the techniques that cemented its legacy in the world of high fashion. On the afternoon Jay was followed by on the runway by a quintet of models at Next including Liza O, Hedvig Palm, Odette P, Lineisy Montero, and Wangy. Credits include: Client, Jil Sander; Collection, Women’s Spring / Summer 2016; Clothing design, Rodolfo Paglialunga; Styling, Tony Irvine; Hair, Duffy; Makeup, L