'(16 Feb 2016) VERA WANG OFFERS STRENGTH AND DREAMY BEAUTY In color and long, lithe structure, Vera Wang went for equal parts all-business armor and a 1920s dream, though armor might be too strong a word. While looking to encourage a woman\'s strength, she said in a backstage interview it was the chest protection of fencers that she had on her mind in creating some of her tough new coats, jackets and long skirts. The soothing colors of Modigliani paintings moved her as well, in mustard, olive and plum, among other shades, as did the elongated shapes in the sculpture of Alberto Giacometti. \"It sort of started actually with fencing,\" she said. \"I always loved the discipline and I loved the precision and the elegance and the line and the silhouette of fencers.\" Wang was after such proportions in looks like a nude tulle column gown with a bib neck and panels of metallic sequins and crystals. And she was hoping to evoke a dream state looking back to the \'20s and \'30s in a backless camisole in a plum floral print and maxi robes of olive floral silk. She carried the olives, soft gray and chartreuse into fur jackets with a patchwork effect. \"I really want to convey sort of otherworldly feeling, but the very gutsy, very strong woman,\" she said. \"They are striding. They\'re cool. They\'re young. They\'re hip. They\'re not hiding themselves.\" Hiding in plain sight on Wang\'s front row was a pink-haired Kylie Jenner, huge sunglasses in place. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/063d86841e555821ad91f9735d50ceab'
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