Kimora Lee Simmons isn’t new to the fashion game by any means. She’s been a public figure for over two decades now, getting her start with the iconic French fashion house of Chanel when she was booked for an exclusive modeling contract at the wee age of 14. Thus, there really aren’t many with her knowledge of the trends that have come and gone, as well as what it means to view the industry from the lens of a model, creative, and entrepreneur. Her Baby Phat line was a huge success and now she’s back with her KLS line for Pre-Fall 2015 — BP’s high-fashion and high-priced bigger and badder sister.
Simmons used herself as inspiration: a bit self-centered but a very real and smart starting point for celebrity-designed lines today. Her aim was to create pieces she didn’t already have in her wardrobe, which honestly is much larger than the closets of the masses, but a good impetus nonetheless.
The decisive silhouette was a curve-clinging body conscious dress with panel detailing — simple yet effective in construction but nothing that broke the mold. It wasn’t too far-fetched either given Simmons’s lithe figure and women the world over who would do just about anything to dress like her.
That figure-hugging aesthetic wasn’t the only thing on display as a myriad of other silhouettes were shown including a printed menswear-inspired suit, a sculpted bodice frock with a flowing pleated skirt, and a two-tone coat with artful contrast pleat detailing.
Celeb-backed lines are a dime a dozen and though Simmons has been doing this for quite sometime now, it was refreshing to see an edited collection with some design prowess and technical skill at hand. The KLS Beverly HIlls flagship boutique is set to open this coming Spring, thus we’ll really see what the brand has to offer in the retail space. Though not every ensemble was innovative or groundbreaking, it was a solid and strong foray into the high-fashion world for a model who called that environment home for so many years.
Thoughts on the latest from Kimora Lee Simmons?
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