Huishan Zhang Fall 2022 Ready-to-Wear

What would it look like if the younger generation were invited to Truman Capote’s legendary Black and White Ball now? It’s something Huishan Zhang, who has recently become obsessed with the style of American socialite Babe Paley, has been ruminating upon. While pouring over the rarefied uniforms of the Upper East Siders, he homed in on the few for whom “personal style becomes an art form,” he said. Zhang then took these exclusive fashion codes and shook them up. “I wanted to break through society’s rules by creating something really free and forming a new identity,” he said of his bold, Pantoned take on polished. His mini dresses, accordingly, looked like they had been repurposed from big fancy ball gowns and appropriated for dancing in today’s clubs, rather than the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza. Crystals and denim were frequently paired; ditto sequins and bralettes. The cacophony of hot pink babewear-cum-eveningwear looked riotous, yet refined.