Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XXIII

COACH A/W 2016 WOMENSWEAR F or autumn 2016 Coach, revived by Stuart Vevers, has electrified both American youth and its audience celebrating both the cool and the chic for a house in full evolution. Vevers said: “Tome this is a reset for Coach. My arrival at Coach was about a big change for the brand. This is about American Cool.” He describes this collection as a magpie exploration of Americana, re-imagined for urban life. Ice hockey and team sport uniforms are personalised and refreshed with varsity patches and saddle stitching and plaids feature heavily throughout. The British designer likes to immerse himself in the nostalgia of cult cinema, and his references for autumn are a disparate and quirky mix that include Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver, Rob Lowe in Youngblood, and Scooby-Doo’s bespectacled sidekick, Velma Dinkley. You can trace Velma and Jodie’s characters in the kooky butterfly- collar dresses that are a patchwork of paisley and plaid, typically retro, American style summer dresses. 1 7 8 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I