Vivienne Tam Spring 2016

 Vivienne Tam has always marched to the drum of  her own creative vision of fashion. And Tam spring 2016 collection was no exception, extending her vision to embrace a more street wear aesthetic seen through Tam’s particular design aesthetic.

Tam’s show was made up of dark/light greys and black with touches of Army green cottons. White was not the main color that for some designers is usually the common denominator during the spring shows.  The interchangeable pieces in this collection are designed for both men and women. For example, a onesy on a male model can be worn by both male and female.  There was also a new twist on the baseball jacket made of sheer see-through nylon combined with short dresses with large floral prints.

Influenced by her Asian heritage, there were many styles of the “dragon tattoo” pattern.  And another new addition for Tam this season was the long and short shirt son both male and female models in a kaleidoscopic mixture of prints, including lots of layering and mixing of textures intertwined with a smidge of Asian flavor.

This collection also consisted of some sheer white short dresses with a splatter of abstract roses, as well as strapless jumpsuits with ruffles across the top. Into the mix were kimono jacket robes to be worn outdoors over any of the pieces in the collection.

In this outing, Tam used lots of layers in a variety of mixes and combines that is representative of the change in societal moods, morays, and points of view. Though this spring 2016 collection would not qualify as the most exciting collection from Vivienne Tam, this collection had many twists and turns of  basic styles and some original use of fabrications.

—Rosemary Ponzo