The film will be "a bit of an ode to Paris”, she promises, but she is yet to choose a director (though she is considering Gordon von Steiner, with whom she has worked previously), reports WWD.
Whilst she wanted to pay tribute to Paris in return, Wang admitted that a show in the French capital would not have been possible as her company "lacks the infrastructure to support such a trans-Atlantic event". The film's concept, which is still in the pipeline, will provide the basis for the collection. As for whether or not she would make a return to show in her native New York in the future, the designer revealed that she hasn't decided yet.
“Probably we will, but maybe in a very different format,” she said, before disclosing some concerns that she has about the schedule. “Part of the frustrating thing for me in New York, the calendar is so full now that it’s insane to try to get models and hair and makeup. It’s a battle royale for everybody - stylists, model agencies - everybody is just crammed in. The other part that has troubled me — not anything against the CFDA, because I have supported it - but there aren’t that many locations available. That’s a limitation when you’re trying to express a point of view, or you have a certain kind of girl in your brain, or guy in your brain. That is the biggest limitation for me, for the moment, until Diane von Furstenberg is finished with the High Line and all of that. I can’t say that hasn’t been challenging for me. Not all of us can take the Armory in order to create a world.”
The news comes several days after it was confirmed that another big name on the usual NYFW schedule will be missing come February - Hugo Boss revealed last week that its Boss womenswear line, helmed by Jason Wu, won't be showing next season as a result of the brand taking "strategic steps to orient its creation, marketing and communication activities more pointedly towards menswear".
Whilst she wanted to pay tribute to Paris in return, Wang admitted that a show in the French capital would not have been possible as her company "lacks the infrastructure to support such a trans-Atlantic event". The film's concept, which is still in the pipeline, will provide the basis for the collection. As for whether or not she would make a return to show in her native New York in the future, the designer revealed that she hasn't decided yet.
“Probably we will, but maybe in a very different format,” she said, before disclosing some concerns that she has about the schedule. “Part of the frustrating thing for me in New York, the calendar is so full now that it’s insane to try to get models and hair and makeup. It’s a battle royale for everybody - stylists, model agencies - everybody is just crammed in. The other part that has troubled me — not anything against the CFDA, because I have supported it - but there aren’t that many locations available. That’s a limitation when you’re trying to express a point of view, or you have a certain kind of girl in your brain, or guy in your brain. That is the biggest limitation for me, for the moment, until Diane von Furstenberg is finished with the High Line and all of that. I can’t say that hasn’t been challenging for me. Not all of us can take the Armory in order to create a world.”
The news comes several days after it was confirmed that another big name on the usual NYFW schedule will be missing come February - Hugo Boss revealed last week that its Boss womenswear line, helmed by Jason Wu, won't be showing next season as a result of the brand taking "strategic steps to orient its creation, marketing and communication activities more pointedly towards menswear".
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