I met Washington Roberts at a nice little industry tweet-up (set up by Ope) at Taj in NYC . He showed me some pictures of his work and I was blown away. Washington is very young, yet his work is really mature and sophisticated. His pieces are made with lush fabrics for the women who has places to be. You can tell by his designs that he has a clear vision and already has his customer in mind. Even though the pieces look fancy, I saw a lot of basics for the women who needs to move between work during the day and the gala at night.
My favorite piece is the silk creme tuxedo, but I love the dresses, top, and skirts too. I can just see people doing so many things with his recent collection. The colors are great too because they give you variety. There are some neutrals and some bright colors which make it great to mix or match. He is very talented, and I think we will be seeing more of him shortly.
Washington Roberts-New Designer
These images are the first of Roberts work that I see…I’m really liking his vision.
I know of an instance where Roberts assited a dear friend of mine in updating his wardrobe~ Roberts’ selection then compared to these images speak of his boldness with color and delicate balance in “pulling it all together”.
I’m excited to see more of his collection.
Don’t you just love his designs? His use of color was one of the things that popped out at me. Very bold, but not too crazy.