Laundry. It's a common source of anxiety for novice New Yorkers. Generally requiring a relinquishment of control, revealing one's dirty laundry in public, and worse, the possibility of loss or damage to beloved items.
Perhaps spurred by an actual incidence, Alexander Wang's Resort '15 collection culls from the abundance of garment mishaps, courtesy of the laundromat.
To be fair, these are the garment mishaps one can only dream of. The tie-dye Rawhide Hem Boxy T-Shirt, with its jagged hem, invokes that instance your favorite white T-shirt slips into the denim cycle yet somehow winds up looking like intentional shibori. The Wet Logo Towel Sweatshirt, made of mid-weight cotton with a hotel towel-like "Wet" across its white chest, is finished with terry sleeves. The Peelaway Sleeve Ribbed Cardigan? Intricate but discreet, the black knit looks like the washing machine delicately, ever so precisely, cut at the sleeves to reveal sheer mesh detailing.
A few pieces did make it out unscathed, though. Take the Floor-Length Folded Back Drape Dress cut from heavyweight silk with an open, diamond-shaped back. So perfect you might want to consider "dry clean only." Then, there's the Utility Jumpsuit with relaxed-fit legs. It never makes it into the wash, because really—without those cargo pockets, where would you hold your quarters?
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Floor-Length Folded Back Drape Dress in vellum ![]()
Wet Logo Stripe Relief Towel Sweatshirt in bleach ![]()
Rawhide Hem Boxy T-Shirt in sapphire ![]()
Bra Top in plasma ![]()
Perhaps spurred by an actual incidence, Alexander Wang's Resort '15 collection culls from the abundance of garment mishaps, courtesy of the laundromat.
To be fair, these are the garment mishaps one can only dream of. The tie-dye Rawhide Hem Boxy T-Shirt, with its jagged hem, invokes that instance your favorite white T-shirt slips into the denim cycle yet somehow winds up looking like intentional shibori. The Wet Logo Towel Sweatshirt, made of mid-weight cotton with a hotel towel-like "Wet" across its white chest, is finished with terry sleeves. The Peelaway Sleeve Ribbed Cardigan? Intricate but discreet, the black knit looks like the washing machine delicately, ever so precisely, cut at the sleeves to reveal sheer mesh detailing.
A few pieces did make it out unscathed, though. Take the Floor-Length Folded Back Drape Dress cut from heavyweight silk with an open, diamond-shaped back. So perfect you might want to consider "dry clean only." Then, there's the Utility Jumpsuit with relaxed-fit legs. It never makes it into the wash, because really—without those cargo pockets, where would you hold your quarters?
Shop all Alexander Wang here
Floor-Length Folded Back Drape Dress in vellum 
Wet Logo Stripe Relief Towel Sweatshirt in bleach 
Rawhide Hem Boxy T-Shirt in sapphire 
Bra Top in plasma 