Derek Lam /Spring 2012 RTWDerek Lam wrote an evocative intro to his program notes—a fantasy about hanging out in the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, the spectacularly glamorous design built by Richard Neutra for a Pittsburgh retail tycoon in 1946. “My mind is wandering to a place of salubrious comfort . . . Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack crooning by the piano and Angie Dickinson lounging by a crystal blue pool.” Well, after reading that, who wouldn’t be ready for a moment of California escapism? As it turned out, though, Lam stopped short of giving his audience an immersion in mid-century Americana. Though his heart was in the right place as a designer of clean, precisely made, and very evidently luxurious sportswear, he is not someone to run wild with a singular runway theme.Make no mistake—anyone who comes across Lam’s pieces item by item next spring will be in for some pleasurable surprises. He cuts a crisp, A-line skirt, the kind of blazers which will merge easily into any wardrobe, and he showed the best knits seen in New York so far—ribbed or honeycomb textured sweaters which looked great as single pieces and sometimes came with matching skirts. As an expert in leather, he deployed a good shoe, too, like two-tone appliquéd “Daytona” pumps, and bags patchworked in snakeskin. There was a flash of humor when Lam took on the season’s obligatory exercise in print, with patterns inspired by vintage place mats which popped up on three looks midway through the show. But for all that unimpeachably retail-ready merchandise, Lam left his audience wishing the show had somehow transmitted a bit more of the sunny California dreaming he’d written about. It’s not that anyone wants to wear themes or “funny” clothes, but even the uplift of, say, a bit of Sinatra on the sound track would have sent people out with a smile.Derek Lam的写了一个令人回味的介绍方案说明，理查德努特拉匹兹堡零售业巨头在1946年建成的壮观迷人的设计众议院的幻想。 “我的脑子里徘徊宜人舒适的地方。 。 。弗兰克西纳特拉和鼠包钢琴和一个碧蓝的游泳池安吉迪金森横陈的低吟。“好吧，看完之后，谁也不会为加州逃避现实的时刻准备？事实证明，虽然林停止给他的听众浸泡在本世纪中叶的美洲。虽然他的心脏在合适的地方作为一种清洁的设计师正是，很显然豪华运动服，他是不是有人来运行一个奇异的秀主题“野”。使一些愉快的意外出现在明年春天。他削减明快，A线裙，开拓者将很容易合并到任何衣柜，他显示了在纽约见过这么远带肋或蜂窝状纹理毛衣，单件看起来很棒，有时最好的针织了匹配的裙子。皮革专家，他部署好鞋，也喜欢appliquéd“，蛇皮patchworked。有一个幽默的闪光灯时，林本赛季的强制性运动。通过展示看到灵感。但对于所有unimpeachably零售商品，希望他的观众在某种程度上显示传送一个阳光明媚的加州梦想多一点，他就写了。这不是有人想穿的主题或“有趣”的衣服，也就是说，将送人面带微笑。
