The Tamesis
For Sandrac, absence did make the two grow closer. After a five-year hiatus after Sies Marjan closed, Lak re-emerged last year with a new eponymous label that wasn’t rooted in runway fashion but in colorful, quirky-enough essentials, quickly landing in more than 20 top stores and trailers, including Maxfield, By George and Net-a-Porter. “Yeah, I had certain expectations, but you still don’t know,” Luck confided. “I thought, what if no one knows me anymore, what if no one remembers me? Then, it’s all gone.”
He showed the second series in Paris this week as early sales of the first series boosted confidence. As with the agenda he laid out in June, this isn’t a crazy 180, but rather doubling down on the trendy silhouettes he debuted and deepening his commitment to lively color and everyday eclecticism.
Lak’s plan for Sanderlak was to change moods, color palettes and prints every year, a concept he developed based on his free-spirited lifestyle. The collection was his second in his Los Angeles days, but where last season was bathed in sunshine, this one is tinged with the neon glamor of the Sunset Strip after dark. The clothes themselves aren’t club-ready, but with their rich hues and lustrous textures, fuchsia faux furs, cracked leather jackets and velvet lounge suits wouldn’t look out of place in a whiskey bar or on the back of one of Rachel Sennott’s stars. i love los angeles.
If the Southern California metropolis of Los Angeles holds a special place in the hearts of New York and Paris, it’s thanks to its laid-back lifestyle. Lak certainly nailed it with a slouchy hot pink corduroy pantsuit that featured a jacket that was just as easy to wear as the burgundy button-down shirt he showed below. We hope to see it wherever Marian fans go.
