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Veronique Branquinho

Mark Rothko’s color-field paintings formed the starting point for Veronique Branquinho’s Pre-Fall collection, and the reference was easy enough to read once you knew to look for it. There was a ton of color-blocking, in mid-calf pleated skirts and fuzzy sweaters—and in paneled jersey shifts redolent of the way Rothko’s nearly black canvases hang in the gray, octagonal space of the Rothko Chapel in Houston. The color-blocking and geometric paneling were the most immediately striking themes, but the real excellence of this generally excellent outing was to be found in the designer’s quieter effects: the just-so application of pleat details and frills; the soft cinch of a belt on a draped dress or a cape-like coat; the elegant circular hardware. There was also a low-key nerviness to looks such as a lean corduroy suit in white, as well as the paneled culottes that came off a bit like slit-to-there A-line skirts. Really, there was just a lot to admire here—or, to put it another way, a lot to wear.

—Maya Singer, Style.com

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