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In his 5th season, Zac Posen arguably delivered his most widely acclaimed and successful show to date with the 'Blixen' collection- named after Karen Blixen, the author of 'Out of Africa'. To hit home the theme ("the wilderness, animal prints, leaves, and frozen lakes") Zac, who admittedly loves to stage a show as much as he loves to design the clothes, covered the runway of The Tent at Bryant Park with black Astroturf, and added fake birch trees to impart the look of a sculptural forest. The 25 year old, who graduated from St. Martins in London, and clocked in some hours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, was going for the look of "Urban Chic" for the new millennium, and to that end, sent out a satisfying romp that was comprised of more sportswear pieces than in the past, and included many of his signatures (the plunging necklines, the feminine hourglass shape, the geometric patterns, color, and shine). There were some wonderful jersey dresses, exceptional knitwear, sporty reindeer patterned fur hats and vests, metallic knickers, stretch leather cropped pants, and of course- great evening wear (both long and short). Standouts were his teal satin and peach chiffon floor length 'nightgown' with a teal wool coat thrown over the shoulders, a perfectly 'simple' metallic gray satin and chiffon long gown, and the finale- a grayish blue frothy confection that boasted a fitted shirred top and a very full floor length skirt.
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