U-Derek Lam ulandela intwasahlobo eqaqambileyo enobunewunewu obungaphantsi kwekwindla yakhe ka-2011 ebonisa usuku lwesine lweVeki yeFashoni yaseNew York. U-Lam weza neyakhe into ekhethekileyo kwimpahla yezemidlalo yaseMelika kunye ne-silhouettes yakudala ehlaziywe ngokuchukumisa kwesikhumba, izinto ezinqabileyo kunye noboya. Iimpahla nazo zazinemigca engqindilili ecaleni kwemilenze yebhulukhwe, isiya ngakwi-hemline yeedyasi kunye neelokhwe zeengxowa.