Marissa Webb Pre-Fall 2018....Fashionweekly...On Fow24news.com

Marissa Webb was feeling nostalgic this season. For Pre-Fall, she told the story of her grandfather and his work as a military sea captain in the 1930s and ’40s. ...
She talked about seeing his fisherman’s coat hung on the back of the front door to their house and remembered photographs of him in his tidy uniform with its strong lines and trousers made to fit almost absurdly high on a man’s waist.

Webb’s interpretation of this fit for women’s pants was definitely her strongest design in the current collection. She made the pants with a double waistband and skinny leg in varying washes of denim and her signature olive green and dark khaki colors. Elsewhere, there were pretty little pink and black velvet slip dresses with ruffled hems, which were paired with strong military-inspired gold button jackets. Some of the lacy skirts and tops felt out of place amidst the utilitarian World War II–era garb; tailoring and structure are where Webb shines. One white T-shirt read “William, William, William,” on the front, as a nod to her grandfather, her father (also named William), and her husband Guillaume (which translates to William in English). It was a nice and very personal touch for this New York designer.