Derek Lam Llc

Lam's balance of minimalist clothes and bursts of eye-watering colour was polished and concise, though he cherry picked references from the European runways.

Textures lent an ethnic rub to the designer's otherwise raw and austere offer.

As always, Derek Lam’s customer came first.

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