Are those PASTELS, Alexander Wang? Designer's hipster muse gets a country club makeover at New York Fashion Week

By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press

PUBLISHED: 13:34 EST, 8 September 2013 | UPDATED: 03:01 EST, 9 September 2013

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As if fashion fans didn't already know his name and the youthful, hipster aesthetic he owns, Alexander Wang spelled it all out for them at his New York Fashion Week show Saturday.

Several of the models who zigzagged the complicated catwalk at the West Side pier venue wore looks adorned with 'Wang.'

Uncharacteristic: Alexander Wang surprised his guests at New York Fashion Week yesterday with a softer palette and silhouette than we have seen from him in the past

Shades of grey: The restrained, pale palette delivered with sharp pleats and folds presented a fresh look for the designer's Downtown muse

Wang, who now splits his time between his own label in New York and Balenciaga in Paris, sat Kanye West, Kerry Washington, Zoe Kravitz, photographer Terry Richardson, Solange Knowles, Courtney Love and Miguel in his front row.

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The designer's offering at first seemed uncharacteristic, with crisp and clean looks.

Time to start those sit-ups: The midriff-baring tops demand super-toned abs. It's just as well Wang is a favorite with supermodels

Signature style: Eventually, the collection morphed into laser-cut leather, which seems more of a fit for the Alexander Wang customer

Think of the cotton miniskirts and cropped button-downs that his downtown muse would wear if they were invited to the country club over a weekend.

Eventually, though, those morphed into laser-cut leather, which seems more of a fit for his customer.

Erin Wasson, a longtime friend of Wang's, walked in a white jumper - sans shirt - that hid the designer's name under each pleat, visible with each step.

The Wang gang: The models take to the catwalk together by way of finale

That's a rap! Kanye West watches the models during their final walk-through

Round of applause: Designer Alexander Wang takes a bow at the end of the show

Explaining the thought process behind the ever-present brand logo, Wang told WWD: 'I grew up in the Nineties when everything was about blatant advertising.

'So I said, "How do we take that and do it in our way?"'

It's 'Wang-xiety,' said Courtney Love from her front-row seat.

Famous friends: Courtney Love (left), actress Kerry Washington (center) and Zoe Kravitz (right) were on hand to support the designer

Street style frenzy: Wang's little niece, Aila. stole the scene outside the show in her miniature ensemble inspired by the new collection

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ugh! ! ! My youngest daughter makes her own Barbie doll clothes and they look MUCH better than this trash ! ! ! !

- mauricehankj , Monroe, United States, 09/9/2013 18:17

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I love this stuff.

- noop , London, United Kingdom, 09/9/2013 16:53

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Ooh nice one!

- noop , London, United Kingdom, 09/9/2013 16:48

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I miss one or two meals and I get cranky as heck. I can't imagine how these models get through the day...

- JojoB , North Royalton, United States, 09/9/2013 16:14

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if they're trying to use models that don't distract from the clothes they're not succeeding... all anyone is talking about here is how ill the models look and few if any comments about the clothes...

- jounetsu , canada, 09/9/2013 15:42

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Being a model = paid to starve.

- Wilhelme-Kampala , Kampala, Uganda, 09/9/2013 12:55

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The child has thicker thighs than the models! Feed the girls now!

- Ruth , Cambridge, 09/9/2013 11:54

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As dour a group of crabbit, unhappy, hungry looking girls I haven't seen in a long time.

- The Mail Man , Glasgow, United Kingdom, 09/9/2013 09:36

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What a missreable looking load of clothe horses