Sergio Davila-Chic Comfort, Crochet, and Playfulness

Sergio Davila thrilled an enthusiastic crowd in Bryant Park. Taking his queue from 1930s immigrants, Davila's collection focused mainly on men's and mainly on menswear. The classic sportswear pieces included lots of knit cardigans and henleys, bermudas, and slouchy, casual pants, worn with slim sneaker-like footwear. The mens's designs were classic and elegantly casual, sure to be popular with hip young fashionistas. But the women's designs were very bare--peek-a-boo crochet and body conscious, not for the flabby or the shy.

Davila's inspiration for the collection came from his Italian Immigrant grandparents, who came came from Genoa with nothing but pure love and the ambition to succeed in South America. Davila dedicates the show to his parents, Azucena and Alfonso with "unconditional love: for almost 45 years!

The Davila Spring/Summer 2009 collection takes ideas specifically from European and Asian immigrants that mixed culturally with the indigenous people of South America (and the Spaniards who came before them). Soft, drape-y fabrics and knits including pima cotton and as I mentioned, lots of filmy crochet, makes for a romantic but still practical collection. This black, crochet-type evening gown with elegant train flowed down the runway as if it were made of feathers, or chiffon! These clothes, both those for men and those for women, look like they would be comforting, comfortable, and certainly, chic. Fashionable men and women will want at least one Davila piece in their warm weather wardrobe to enjoy now, and wear forever!

Hair was slightly textured, soft and loose, by Antonio Zausua for Arte Salon, a mostly nude-look Makeup was created by KarloStar.com I couldn't see any of the shoes, but they were by messeca.net, with vintage accessories by amacord.