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Elie Tahari

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NEW YORK, September 14, 2010
By Matthew Schneier
Classic American sportswear was on Elie Tahari's mind for Spring, as was its patron saint, Lauren Hutton. He's far from the only designer to be channeling the Gap-Toothed One, but then Tahari has always had a knack for knowing which way the wind is blowing and harnessing it to his advantage. The greatest hits of the all-American seventies got nipped and tucked a bit, but mostly were presented faithfully: Onward came a parade of khaki safari jackets, wide-leg Bermuda shorts, and silky, liquid blouses. (The women may've been on safari, but the men, said Tahari, were "urban utilitarian": Out came light, tonal suiting and slightly Tron-ish tees for the cogs in the machine.) It was all extremely wearable, even if it didn't all jump up and grab you. Still, a surefire fix for the sportswear doldrums showed up in a few opening looks: gilt. The seventies were the disco years, too, and gold lamé (on hot pants or a knife-pleat skirt) livened the mood.

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