Adam Selman Spring 2018 Ready-To-Wear ...Fashionweekly....On Fow24news.com

People are running from America like it’s a bad word,” lamented Adam Selman backstage before showtime. “So I wanted to run toward it, embrace it even more.” Ever the contrarian, he seemed to be citing both the less than auspicious political reality the country finds itself in, to put it mildly, and this season’s mass exodus of American designers to the catwalks of Paris.......

For Spring, Selman doubled down on his signature motifs, emphasizing “ease over froufrou” as he flitted between key looks. Denim, a classic among classics and Selman’s enduring material of choice, held particular fascination for him. He noted the recent Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, in which the quintessential American artist’s off-duty personal style—particularly her penchant for denim at a time when only cowboys donned the stuff—was given as much attention as her inestimable oeuvre. On Selman’s runway, denim took the form of indigo overalls, work jeans, and traditional jean jackets, as well as a showstopping last exit, a combination of the latter two items made entirely of opaque blue sequins. O’Keeffe as a touchstone also resulted in large iris flowers printed on the hems and cuffs of various pieces. Seemingly hand-painted, they echoed the show’s fantastic set design, paper irises sprouting on either side of the runway made by artist Daniel Murphy in collaboration with Papyrus stationery.

“Fashion should be fun and bold,” Selman said in a defiant tone. How else to explain rompers, pajamas, gingham boxers, and high-stretch knit tops with trompe l’oeil plackets and hankie-stuffed breast pockets? Decidedly disco platforms, too, stalked the runway in unabashed metallic shades—Selman’s first foray into footwear. He’s also capitalizing on the popularity of his ongoing eyewear collaboration with Le Specs, christening the cat-eye styles with plucky names like The Last Lolita and The Fugitive. And now his fans can enjoy another outlet for his creative subversion; Selman is a consultant on his pal Amy Sedaris’s new TV show, At Home, in which the actress-comedian demonstrates her oddball crafts-making skills. Humo