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SPRING /SUMMER 09/10SPRING /SUMMER 09/10
ZAMBESI
S/S 09/10: A COLLECTION OF BOLD SIMPLICITY — EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF APPEARANCES
AND THE COMPLEXITIES BENEATH THE SURFACE // FABRICATIONS: COLOUR PALETTE
IS DISTILLED. BLACKS, WHITES, NEUTRALS, SHADOW-GREYS, OCCASIONAL ACCENTS OF
BORDEAUX AND LEAD PUNCTUATED WITH FIESTA RED // WASHED LINEN FEATURES STRONGLY
AND BRINGS A RELAXED ATTITUDE TO OTHERWISE CLEAN-CUT, TAILORED SUITING. PRINTED
SEQUINED DISCS DETAIL STANDARD COTTON SHIRTING OR COMBINE WITH STRIPED COTTONS.
BIRDSEYE TEXTURED COTTON, COATED LINENS AND MATT SILKS ADD CONTRAST TO SHINY
SATIN VISCOSE. PRINTED VISCOSE KNIT IN LILAC TONES COMPLIMENT FINE GAUGE COTTON
KNITWEAR. ULTRA-FINE WOOL GAUZE, SILK, AND TRANSLUCENT TECHNICAL NYLON MASK
THE GARMENTS BENEATH // WOMENSWEAR: “COOL, CALM, AND COLLECTED.” - ELISABETH
FINDLAY // A DESIRE FOR SIMPLICITY AND REFINEMENT DELIVERS A COLLECTION OF
PARED BACK SILHOUETTES. DOUBLE-BREASTED HALF-LINED JACKETS AND SLEEVELESS VESTS
IN WASHED LINEN HINT AT THE TRADITIONS OF MENSWEAR. NARROW LOW-RISE SHORTS
AND TROUSERS CONTRAST WITH CLASSIC TAILORING TO ACHIEVE A BALANCE OF RELAXED
CONFIDENCE. A SUIT JACKET AND TRENCH IN ULTRA-FINE WOOL GAUZE ARE BORROWED FROM
THE MENS COLLECTION, REINFORCING A MASCULINE PRESENCE. // FLUID VISCOSE SKIRTS
ADAPT TO STRAPLESS/HALTER DRESSES. CONE-SHAPED BODICES AND DRESSES CREATE A
SCULPTURAL FORM. A TRANSLUCENT NYLON PARKA DIFFUSES THE GARMENTS BENEATH. THE
USE OF ELASTIC DETAILING ON DRESSES, SKIRTS AND WAISTCOATS BRINGS AN UNEXPECTED
ELEMENT TO CLASSIC PIECES // MENSWEAR:“IT SHOULD FEEL LIKE A SECOND SKIN, NOT
SOMETHING YOU FEEL AT ALL SELF-CONSCIOUS IN.” - DAYNE JOHNSTON // THE MENS
COLLECTION PROPOSES SIMPLE, CLASSIC SHAPES. TRADITIONAL TAILORED MENSWEAR IS
GIVEN A MINIMAL FEEL. SHARP SUITING IS OFFERED IN BRIGHT RED COTTON, STARK
LINENS, AND ULTRA-FINE WOOL GAUZE, DEFINED WITH OFF-WHITE LINING // ELASTIC
DETAILING IS USED AS AN ACCENT. TONAL ELASTIC HARNESSING ACCOMPANIES SUITING
AND A HORIZONTAL STRAP FEATURES ON COTTON SHIRTING // FABRICS IN VARYING
DEGREES OF TRANSPARENCY PLAY WITH CONVENTION. FULLY FASHIONED COTTON KNITWEAR
IS SEMI-SHEER. ULTRA-FINE GAUGE WOOL GAUZE IS USED TO MAKE A STRUCTURED JACKET
AND TRENCH COAT. SWIM SHORTS IN SHEER NYLON REVEAL VISIBLE BLACK LINING //
ACCESSORIES: LEATHER ACCESSORIES, COLOURED ELASTIC HARNESSING, STRIPED ELASTIC
BELTS, FEATHERED POCKET SQUARES, FRINGED LINEN SCARVES, AND TONAL FLAT SHOES
IN SHINY PATENTS, CONTRASTED WITH MATTE OSTRICH TEXTURE.
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