Rodarte - #NYFW Spring 2017

 "For this season's Rodarte collection was all about genus Apis. Or, let's say, 70 percent about bees. The rest was Janis Joplin. Bees! You wouldn't have guessed. Except, atypically for a Rodarte collection, you could have. Once pointed out by Laura and Kate Mulleavy, the bee references were as clear as day: The honeycomb-ish layering of lace and dotted tulle; the safety pins lined up along trouser legs ,their sheathed pins like so many stinger; the curious, beehive bodice decoration on the show-closing gowns and cocktail frocks. The most salutary influence the bee thing had on the Mulleavys, though, was the collection's emphasis on flowers. Alongside the much-used floral embroideries and appliqués, there were a few iterations of the flower idea that, for Rodarte, felt genuinely new. The Mulleavys' little bit country, little bit rock 'n' roll leathers featured lace-like cut-outs in floral shapes, for instance, and this collection marked the first time, in recent memory, at least, that the sisters have seen to use such a vibrant print (floral in this case, of course)." - vogue.com