This season's collection seemed to be a mashup of many different styles and influences, from the denim based workman look to the military-influenced khaki trend. Robert Geller balanced all the silhouettes with a keen eye, creating a sort of boho-chic look that snapped up aspects from all the best trending styles now. Inspired by the student protests of the late 1960s, the designer showed clothes that mixed military standards with a bit of rocker edge. Olive (parkas, military jackets, vest) was a major theme, as were scoop-necked tees layered under leather jackets, thin cardigans and treated vests. The models' greasy hair -sometimes hidden under a straw fedora- and sunglasses said it all : "don't talk to me, I was out too late last night". Robert Geller is a sensualist : he loves chemical treatments that give his clothes a glinting sheen, a flowing scarf, a decorative bow. But this time around, a fearsome note heightened the luscious quality. It was hard not to notice that the passage of bordeaux and brilliant reds that opened the collection were the color of blood. And the sleek treated blazers that ended it shone in the lights, slick, black, and oily as the barrel of a gun. It might be Robert Geller's most approachable collection to date.
