Angel Sanchez S/S16

Photos by Matthew Passiglia

From the first look of Angel Sanchez’s S/S16 collection I knew. He had me at hello. The designer, known for his architectural silhouettes and draping, wanted to get back to his Latin roots for spring. Tropical Couture featured bold fuchsia, citrus orange, yellow and green in addition to a clean palette of black and white. It was the small details on his gowns and jumpsuits – plexi floral waistbands, hand cut leather flowers, inverted knife pleats – that took a collection of already beautiful silhouettes one step further.

For me, his strongest pieces highlighted the décolletage. His citrine strapless dress with illusion neckline, the sweetheart scalloped jumpsuit and gazar wrap dress with draped bodice were sublimely sensual. The collection gave nod to 1950’s shapes in tea length dresses and high waisted jacquard pants. Even with several factors at play – bold colors, embellishments and grand silhouettes – the craftsmanship was unparalleled and tied together beautifully.