They also have flashes of female solidarity, as in "Throw Me a Curve," which challenges "clothes hanger lollipop" models and insists, "Girls are shapely by design".
Or that Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons was equally significant in producing asymmetric and "black crow" clothes that challenged the status quo?
But wild energy and an edge of violence occasionally bubbled up, as in mesh masking faces at Sibling above clothes that challenged regular proportions and had intriguing surface effects.
Perhaps all the buzz around him has fueled Mr. Anderson's ego, but here was a designer who actually came to the runway prepared with a concept, or at least clothes that challenged his audience with what appeared to be a series of pastel leisure suits, oversize wrap coats worn flasher style and see-through painted lace pajama ensembles in a variety of color combinations.
In an interview with MMAPrime.TV's Aaron Tru from 2011, Rousey, wearing street clothes, was challenged by the MMA journalist.
"It is challenging to create clothes for people who perhaps don't have the perfect body, who aren't a size 38, and to put those into the collection too.
Stan is the polar opposite of his gay predecessor at Sterling Coo - Sal. Undeterred, Peggy spits "You gonna work or stare at pictures of women who can't stare back?" Which brings us to my favorite scene... Peggy, never intimidated or demoralized, brings herself to his level and strips off her clothes, challenging him to do the same.
The student designers were challenged to make the musicians' clothes more contemporary and relevant.
What about a "refashion" challenge, using clothes or furniture thrifted from the Goodwill?
That she chose from the hit list of Byron and Emily Dickinson and not from, say, the oeuvre of James Merrill indicates precisely the level of challenge the clothes present.
