The Duckie Brown’s Fall Winter 2015 men’s show was heightened with sense of immense possibilities and transparency. The show’s unusual format introduced the audience to a bold new device, that of complete transparency to see everything that goes on behind the scenes at a fashion show. “ This was a chance to be transparent,” stated Silver. “Let’s open up the wall, we can watch you while you watch us.” It was a bold move designed to engage the audience. All the guests could see the models changing and getting ready on top of the models showcasing the garments not he runway. “We’re in a very hard place,” Cox revealed. “We’re struggling to keep the company going, so we’re exposing everything we do.”
Desperate times call for a pattern interruption, this seems to be the case for designers Steven Cox and Daniel Silver for Duckie Brown. Whilst they are not the only designers to feel the smack of the market’s invisible hand, Cox bluntly stated “This could be our last show.” Silver was a bit less sanguine, stating “A day that is full of hope and other possibilities.”
They opened the show with pristine, simply cut, silky white shirts over softly pleated, slim black trousers. The shirts and cardigans sans buttons or closures were wrapped around the body rather than buttoned and worn with elegantly cut trousers in ultra-luxurious Japanese polyester with either one, two or three defined pleats. A silvery gray silk charmeuse shirt with a plunging neckline was simply tucked inside for an effortless evening ensemble followed by a pink charmeuse Harrington worn over gray flannel trousers. Among the standout looks was a lustrous buffalo checked wrapped cardigan and matching coat. The lines were very relaxed to say the least, but none were lazy, just elegant and serene. It was refreshing to see Duckie Brown return to its gender-bending core values this season, even the seasons seemed to be linked intrinsically to one another. “It’s winter that looks like summer,” stated Cox. “It has the lightest, sheerest fabrics — nothing heavy, nothing restricted.”
