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r the first time in two years. It’s the 30th anniversary of her business, a remarkable achievement. Wang, of course, began as a maker of modern wedding gowns, but her brand isn’t just brides: Over the years she’s dressed a who’s who of Oscar winners and first ladies. “Designing for the red carpet, you’re more of an Edith Head [the famous mid-century costume designer],” she said, “because it’s not necessarily about your own personal philosophy.” Wang’s design philosophy is certainly idiosyncratic. In her collections, she favors attenuated silhouettes—wispy layers accented by structured tailoring perched on extraordinarily high heels for an ambiance of romantic fragility. For spring, she made a study of lingerie elements used as accessories. “I was searching for a new formula for evening that I thought was more modern,” she said. Her explorations included hip-grazing chainmail slips featuring garter belts, sheer bra tops worn loose and unfastened over structured pieces, ruffled bustles, short shorts, and pelmet minis. It was deshabille in extremis. In the middle of the show, you saw the silhouettes that made Wang’s career: long, vaguely Edwardian shapes that were indeed very romantic, like layered bias-cut slip dresses scooped out at the back so they sort of floated. But the complications of her improbably willowy silhouette proved overwhelming elsewhere, and several models took spills from their sky-high platforms. Wang has decades of experience balancing women’s real-life needs with the oftentimes frivolous details that glamour demands. Her runway should rise to the same standards. Models: 1- Kiki Willems 2- Julia Merkelbach 3- Licett Morillo 4- Sara Grace Wallerstedt 5- Yoon Young Bae 6- Meghan Roche 7- Lina Berglund 8- Hannah Motler 9- Adesuwa Aighewi 10- Hoyeon Jung 11- Deirdre Fírinne 12- Eliza Kallmann 13- Rebecca Leigh Longendyke 14- Mariana Zaragoza 15- Tang He 16- Kaila Wyatt 17- Dipti Sharma 18- Faretta 19- Merel Zoet 20- Wangy 21- Liza Ostanina 22- Liu Chunjie 23- Camille Hurel 24- Assa Baradji 25- Maartje Verhoef 26- Sijia Kang 27- Issa Lish 28- Sara Eirud 29- Giulia Maenza 30- Lara Mullen 31- Alberte Mortensen 32- Cara Taylor 33- Lia Pavlova 34- Birgit Kos 35- Kyla Ramsey 36- Naomi Chin Wing 37- Malika El Maslouhi 38- Sora Choi 39- Grace Elizabeth 40- Fei Fei Sun