The fashion crowed was finally rewarded with a collection that paid homage to cold hard cash. Tisci manipulated the images of different currencies and turned them into prints on multi-pocketed jackets, coats and glossy tops embellished with a bit of matching dollar green sequins. Sometimes the patterns were so dense they slid into the world of camouflage, an impression that was supported by the rigorous construction of these sharp yet streetwise garments.

He also cunningly expanded on the theme by topping off some designs with shiny coin embellishments or introducing more abstract alliterations via circular mirrors attached to the hemlines of tops and round metal grommets inserted into shirt collars. By disassociating the “Eye of Providence” from the rest of the one dollar bill,  as he did on a handful of pieces, Tisci reinvested it with its original religious power. Perhaps he was also simultaneously making a subtle sartorial comment on how some consider the accumulation of money a religion.

However, just like the currency market this collection fluctuated quite a bit: from clever new concepts (the money print pieces worked rather well) to those that felt a bit tacked on (the checkerboard designs that appeared late in the show and brought to mind another luxury house). But overall, this was a bankable line up.