After Chloé fashion show, one thing is for certain: there are going to be an awful lot of beige jackets and pants, khaki shirts, and colorless chiffon things to choose from—or possibly shy away from—when Spring deliveries arrive. Watching Chloé made one realize how risky it can be, in competition terms, to be on-trend, and exactly what discriminating choices store buyers will have to make between one designer's take and another's, if their selling floors are not going to stretch like an executive dust bowl as far as the eye can see.
That is not to say that Hannah MacGibbon does nothave a personal point of view. Her take on the roomy jacket and easy trouser and the khaki button-down shirt is more boyish than most, and her girl has a refreshingly natural look—all recently washed hair and un-made-up skin. She also dispenses with the agony of high heels, preferring the comfort of flat leather walking sandals. That was fair enough, and the occasional long skirts that came with the tailoring offered a cool, different way to put things together.
