At Hotel Palomo, Reservation for 1

Alejandro builds up a plot that starts as the hotel awakens and ends up in a party at night. Photography Courtesy of Pelonio PR.

As I write this, I'm sitting at the immaculate O. Henry Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina. I look around and am surrounded by great beauty…the lobby is filled with delicious 18th-century furniture, ravishing masterpieces of paintings, classical music that puts the mind at ease, a staff that is dressed uniformly, and an outside balcony with a waterfall that's sure to transport anyone to wherever their hearts desire. Well… at this moment (with all this great luxury in mind) I am transported to a time & place in the fabulous Wellington Hotel, which is “a benchmark of luxury in the Spanish capital of Madrid.” It was here that the rising master of couture pour hommes, Mr. Alexander Gomez Palomo presented a simply iconic collection for Spring/Summer 2018 — showcasing the chic, fluid, & fabulous ensembles of “hotel guests” he’d seen before during his travels presenting previous collections in Paris, Madrid, Moscow, &  New York. 

As the brand’s official press release has stated, “The designer conceives the space of the hotel as the meeting point for all those characters, living together in a stage that calls for elegance, no matter the status or the origin of those individuals. Alejandro reclaims a personal dressing way and the comfort of every character with the style he/she has selected for him/herself. From the hotel manager, the bell boys, the cook, or the chambermaids, to the Arab sheikess or the heir of a metallurgical empire. Going through the drug dealer, the prostitute, the cowboy, and the tennis player, to the final look, the bride, a recurring character in the brand’s shows. Alejandro has built up a plot that starts as the hotel awakens and ends up in a party at night.” And build up that plot he did. Mr. Palomo broadcasted a total of 68 looks at the luxurious Wellington Hotel, all extravagant and beautiful masterpieces, making this collection his largest to date.

“Perhaps, one of my favorite parts of the collection were these modern + chic interpretations of how young effeminate boys (and girls) often dress up in towels & sheets, pretending to be draped in elegant floor-length ball gowns.

These tastefully textured, ivory, two-piece looks are also extraordinary. Imagine a joyful July day in a foreign country dressed in these. The sheer Nonchalance... I could see anyone at a Hotel in Paris or Milan living in these looks day & night.

Always one to take calculated risks - and pull them off perfectly. Extraordinary use of beadwork, embroidery, texture, and accessorizing with the shoes. Also, the make-up was slight yet fierce + enticing. All of it brings out the fabulous little girl in all of us who so desperately wants to raid her mother's closet and wear all her fancy dresses, blouses, shoes, and accessories without a single care in the world.