“The body must breathe,” Rabbi Kairouz said, and he meant it. The show-stopping opening look of his collection, a crisp red suit in crisp paper-like cotton, featured a near-weightless jacket composed of just three graphic panels. “The sides are completely free, and there’s a ribbon on the shoulder that holds the pieces together,” the designer explained over the phone. His paintings show many objects conjured from rectangular pieces of cloth. Pattern and form rather than subject matter and decoration interested this designer. “I’m a fashion designer. I’m not an art director,” Kairouz said. “I’m here to collect; to create cuts and to create quantity.
In addition to breezy tailoring, the designer also introduced flowy satin pajama-style trousers and loose, puff-hemmed dresses that were more playful than the horizontal, classic chic of one-shoulder draped dresses. (In shape and attitude) (This is also a top) Royal Purple. What Kayrouz calls a metallic jacquard “mermaid” dress is peculiar only in its fabric; Look 30’s deceptively simple structure, for example, was achieved through precision.
Adapted from a previous couture collection is a knitted dress with spiral cords; it leaves a lasting impression but pairs well with elegant pull-on shirtdresses, loose-fitting chinos and guaranteed to put you in the mood It felt more considered, stiffer and more formal than pieces like a cheerful orange strapless dress. “We have to create our own happiness,” Kairouz said. “I mean, we can look at the world, especially right now, especially in my country, and things are not good. Doing my job and doing it right, doing it correctly and honestly, that brings me joy ;This is a kind of refuge.
