In the urban jungle, always dress for danger — that seemed to be the statement LaQuan Smith was making Tuesday night to close New York Fashion Week.
Holsters disguising machetes were affixed to sheer leggings in transparent hosiery fabric. Worn with pelvic-framing bodysuits, the look screamed Laura Croft in “Tomb Raider.” Combined with the genuine fox fur bags and stoles, massive alligator belts and snakeskin printed chiffon, Smith might have earned himself a spot on PETA’s watch list.
To reference Nigel in “The Devil Wears Prada,” Smith unleashed the animal within to take on the big city. “I think this collection is sort of spotlighting things that are provocative and dangerous at the same time,” he said. His girl lives on the edge, which is why he chose to show at the Classic Car Club