Sandy Liang SS24 Is an Homage to the Whimsy of Girlhood
The collection was a nod to Sophia Coppola’s 1999 cult flick ‘The Virgin Suicides.’
Sandy Liang looked to a cult-favorite film to inspire her Spring/Summer 2024 looks: Sophia Coppola’s directorial debut The Virgin Suicides (1999). The film actually doubles as the name of her collection, an assemblage of hyper-feminine garments that the Lisbon sisters themselves may have worn if not for their tragic fates.
In fact, Liang says that she studied “similarly-dressed groups of girls and women, and their shared modes of uniform dressing across time and cultures” to create the collection, considering the unofficial yet omnipresent dress codes among them.
Showcased at the garden of the Cooper Hewitt Museum with music from Parker Radcliffe, the feminine ready-to-wear featured taffeta dresses, pleated skirts and bows, both in hair and on clothing. Navy, cream and icy pink made up the bulk of the runway’s color palette, with the occasional splash pale yellow or orange-red. It was naturally in tune with Liang’s blend of balletcore and pageantcore with some 1970s twists that appeared n the form of peter pan collars, cropped capri pants and pant suit jackets worn as tops.
Liang integrated those details with some more Y2K pieces, such as a graphic tee or the brand’s classic super-short mini skirt. Models also wore necklaces and earrings constructed out of freshwater pearls and seashells dipped in metal.
Following the success of her collaboration with Baggu, Liang’s SS24 collection affirmed that her eponymous brand, while certainly known for a distinct look, isn’t a one-trick pony but rather an inventive, playful and whimsical womenswear label worthy of its growing cult following.
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