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Model: Magdalena Frackowiak /Magazine: Dazed & Confused / Photographer: Josh Olins.*
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There is something perpetually promising about an upcoming Viktor & Rolf show, and this season was no exception.
The fabric on the designers’ lips was singular and magnified times infinity: tulle. Whether the models were swallowed or feathered modestly by the material, there was something dominating about this crafty manipulation of a fabric that is usually associated with lightness and translucency. Viktor & Rolf effectively created a collection that ricocheted between the dense and the diaphanous, combining the luxury of soft lingerie with the assertive geometry of their tulle masterpieces. Of these, the most playful and unique included the burnt peach swiss-cheese gown, and the sawed-in-half alice blue skirt that defied gravity by sheer virtue of it’s exquisite architecture. In this collection the Dutch duo accomplished both the beautiful and the inquisitive: combining daring with beauty in a period where many designers are nervously cutting back on expenses, and subsequently; their vision.
*More beautiful images from the Dazed & Confused editorial here..
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Back from Sydney: after a whirlwind of a week and a wedding at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens, both my legs and my camera are aching for a rest. But be prepared for an onslaught of reviews, fresh photography and general fashion week updates. A taster of the latter can be found above; the exquisiteness of the Christian Dior show featuring backstage details with makeup by Pat McGrath and hair by Orlando Pita (250-300 clips per head!). Despite the recession looming gravely upon even the most affluent of fashion houses, Galliano “upped the luxe” in his fall collection for Dior, drawing on both the 1920s flapper for inspiration as well Oriental and Persian flavours to saturate his richly crafted silks and chiffon creations. The full show can be found here for perusal.
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