Sally LaPointe took her guests to the back-to-school runway with her fall 2024 collection, showcasing a variety of youthful and energetic styles on models who entered the venue from a branded school bus parked outside.
“The idea was to go back to school, so the idea of outdoing your best friend on the first day,” she explained backstage. “I remember you were going to school and you were thinking about what you were going to wear that first day. That was the biggest deal, so I wanted each look to be super strong, almost like a fantasy version of what kids would wear to school these days.”
LaPointe used several points of inspiration, including her own '90s school looks and HBO's “Euphoria,” to create a collection that offered the right amount of edgy and modern styles created with well-executed design methods.
The main style was a transparent draped dress created in maxi and short versions in various colors. The look was simple, but embodied a fresh, effortless vibe that LaPointe has proven season after season that he has a knack for.
There was a variety of textures with styles including tracksuits enhanced with knit fringes, colour-blocked fur coats, nylon trench coats and metallic knit dresses. LaPointe closed the show on a strong note with her final denim looks (an oversized fur-lined coat and feather-embellished pants) that helped strike a mature balance alongside the collection's more festive designs.
She fostered the cool girl vibe by tapping into her own DIY backpacks as a teenager to collaborate with jewelry designer Chris Habana on a series of backpacks.
“Everything I do is about the vibe, the message and the energy,” he said. “Choose my girls; They come already knowing what that is. They know LaPointe. They know she is a strong, bad girl vibe, and they love it and make her 10 times better.”
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