The Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture collection, for spring summer 2014, looked more like a dress rehearsal for a ballet performance at Lincoln Center than a couture show, where frizzy haired dancers wore flesh colored Latex as they walked in pointe shoes down the runway. <br />The tune was much lighter, airy even, and the palette was awash with shades of romantic pastel pink. On behalf of those theatrics — which were as much a stage for the label's latest fragrance, Bonbon, as they were for the clothes — Viktor & Rolf described the collection simply as "feminine." Much like with the ballet itself, we can thing of no better word to summarize these delicate and draped designs. <br />Featherweight fluttering fabrics, built-in bra tops and softly knotted and pleated fabrics made for the collection's leotard and ballet costume-inspired looks. While surface embellishments were minimal, the designers' team impressed with what they were able to achieve with Latex, not exactly a fabric that is easy to work with, especially when trying to create fluid looks.
