Alon Livné struck the audience with well-defined edge in his Spring/Summer 2015 collection. As the show began, Ariana & the Rose braced the stage with live pulsing music that matched the energy Livné constructed in his architecturally and aquatically inspired collection. He made his sculptural intent clear by toning down the model’s looks, slicking back their hair and neutralizing their make-up. It’s almost safe to say the clothes wore the models.

Black and white leather cascaded down the runway while sprinkles of sequins, spiraling shapes, and significant cutouts complimented the simplistic shades. A cocktail dress consisting of intricate cutouts opened the show followed by a series of gowns, dresses, jumpsuits that incorporated the same.

With a runway of predominantly dresses, the sole model in a jacket and leggings caught the audience’s eyes as the most masculine of the collection. Although the design consisted of two separate pieces, the jacket and leggings merged as one through a pattern of white leather and sequins separated only by a snippet of the model’s skin.

Greys and lavenders softened the collection in chiffon gowns with subtle hints of sequins accenting the model’s figures at the chest and waist.

Livné’s sculptural exploration spoke not only of the postmodern architecture that inspired the designer but also of the female anatomy with which he worked, a captivating thought for the coming season.

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