runway reporter: new york fashion week ss22
P H OTO C O U RT E S Y TA DA S H I S H O J I
ROARING W BACK WITH HAPPINESS BY KARO DELGOBBO
“One hundred years ago, the Spanish Flu receded and the Roaring Twenties made its spirited debut. Here we are 100 years later. While we all do our best to protect ourselves and others from COVID-19, my hope for this season is a return to parties,” said Tadashi Shoji. 44
| OCTOBER 2021
ITH SPRINGTIME RETURNING, THE IDEA OF A FRESH start was prevalent throughout Tadashi Shoji’s Spring 2022 collection. Tadashi Shoji, an Americanbased Japanese fashion designer, is well known for his evening wear and special occasion fashion. This collection was inspired by the Roaring Twenties with its dramatic social and political changes, and it encourages us to forget the dismal past year. He created these chic midi dresses and runwayready gowns to evoke that new spirit of celebration with a focus on living in a wilder, glitzier, and more dazzling way. Shoji played up lace insets and intricate ornamental trims, such as flapper fringes and embroidered tulle cap sleeves, not only to provide an elegant foundation for the collection but also to emphasize his glamorous aesthetic. His color palette included vibrant florals juxtaposed with gorgeous jewel tones as well as textured blacks and whites. The first look
