On Thursday morning, the fashion crowd and the likes of Kelly Rutherford, Martha Stewart, Michelle Monaghan, Lily Rabe and more entered 21 Howard Street, the future home of Trish Wescoat Pound’s label TWP.
During a preview of spring, Wescoat Pound noted the location, beyond being where her headquarters will move come winter, was a deliberate choice for its industrial look, which she filled with fresh pampas and grass and a coffee bar.
This idea of utility was one of the main messages of her latest offering, and came through more elevated takes on the codes of tailoring, shirting, denim and outerwear that she’s quickly built into a commercial power brand over the last five years.
“She’s not as layered in this collection, which shows more of her vulnerability. I personally love to layer. It makes me feel safe. So by stripping away these things, it felt like a bit more exposed, but it felt like she needed to be,” Wescoat Pound said, as seen through a red and black colorblocked slipdress with a low, exposed back beneath a signature technical long trench, to name one.
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This style, like many of her strong outerwear layers, was deliberately lighter and more modular, such as in another jacket with a zip-off bottom. The idea continued through interchangeable styles: a three-in-one blazer minidress, streamlined blazers with built-in elastic bands at the elbow for easy cinching, technical trousers with built-in utility pockets or suiting trousers styled beneath little skirt-belts.
“Everything is supposed to have all these contradictions. It’s masculine, but it’s feminine. There’s utility, but it’s still sensual. Because sometimes with utility, you can lose a bit of that sensuality, but it’s still sensual here,” she said of the lineup. This also was exhibited by cool apron dresses, in luxe paper leather and suede, which continue to be a hot fabrication for the brand and worked nicely in her signature American West look without feeling too obvious. Ditto to flat suede boots, a part of her upcoming collaboration with Kemosabe, which grounded her dressier white jumpsuit covered in spaghetti tube fringes alongside colorblocked and striped Western shirts.
The highlight continued to lie in her ability to present inspiring pieces that women actually want to, and do, wear. Soon these clients will also be able to get their hands on her debut Italian-made eyewear, strong array of colorful paper leather handbags and her spring lineup that continued to exude confidence in a nonchalant, sensual way.