"A picnic is something cozy, touching, reassuringly classic," (designer Stefan Miljanic) said. And he showed outfits to match—washed, crumpled, lived-in. Jackets were unconstructed, some lightly, artfully quilted. Miljanic's signature cashmeres were lighter than ever. Double-faced knits were gossamer-weight (what this man does with double-facing has no peer). One development was a collage of wovens and knits, like the sky-blue cashmere cardigan with a plaid yoke and trim. Then there were the goatskin jackets from an 80-year-old factory in Germany, the kind of heritage detail (like the denim woven in Japan) that has always distinguished Gilded Age. But this season, the details somehow didn't amount to as much. Could he be going commercial? Miljanic blanched at the notion ("accessible," on the other hand, he could live with), but needs must in challenging times. Ardent fans can only pray for the uptick that will put Gilded Age back on its ascendant path.
And to our female clients who have been oohing and ahhing over the men's Gilded Age washes - you too will soon be draped in head-to-toe Gilded Age apparel, as their women's collection debuts this spring!
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