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A collection built around dressing someone throughout her day has to make movement part of the fantasy. Vogue reported that some trouser hems pooled at the models’ ankles and that high heels on a slippery runway made walking difficult. Runway conditions are not a wear test, but the presentation made those longer silhouettes feel less resolved. If ease is part of the pitch, the clothes need to communicate it.
I had a similar reaction to some of the familiar sheer eveningwear. A revealing dress can be beautiful and still feel like a return to territory Smith has already covered. Placed next to the denim and the more surprising outerwear, those looks did less to answer the collection’s central question. I wanted to see him push the daytime pieces with the same conviction he brings to a gown.
Spring 2027 did not need to turn LaQuan Smith into a minimalist or make every look practical. It needed to show that his point of view could stretch. The denim sets did that. So did the best of the tailoring and the unlikely pairings of sport and softness. The less convincing looks showed how difficult it is to build an all-day wardrobe without losing the precise impact of the original brand.
I left this collection thinking less about the dress you wear to make an entrance and more about the jacket you might keep reaching for afterward. That feels like a meaningful step forward. Smith has mastered the night out; now the most interesting part of his work may be what happens before it.
