<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Zomer 2011  | ‘Stocksales’ (con)temporary fashion days | | 29/04/2011 | | Naar halfjaarlijkse gewoonte worden de (CON)TEMPORARY FASHION DAYS georganiseerd, vroeger ook wel gekend als ‘stocksales’. Tijdens deze (CON)TEMPORARY FASHION DAYS bieden ontwerpers tijdelijk creaties uit vorige collecties aan tegen aantrekkelijke prijzen. Onder deze collecties vallen zowel dames-, heren- als kinderkledij, stoffen en accessoires Lees meer... |
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<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > H/W 2010-11  | Sandrina Fasoli Dansaert Area | | 10/10/2010 | | A ghost haunts the Sandrina Fasoli collections – the clothes hang on the body with an ethereal lightness, stitched from partial memories of outfits that have come before – the spectral placket of a grandfather shirt hangs gossamerlight down the front of a dress, wisps of a strictly pleated dancing skirt appear through black chiffon. Like the artist Rachel Whiteread, Michael Marson and Sandrina Fasoli – the designers behind the label – deal in the atmosphere of traces and absence.
The sober palettes – typically blacks, dark browns and dusty blues – reflect the serious grownup shapes that insinuate their suggestive presence into the collections, yet overall the feeling is one of lightness and youth. If there is a girlishness to the collections, it is that of a wise child exploring the contents of old chests in an attic, rather than anything frothy. Each piece seems to whisper of stories and fantasies: slight, subtle, cleverly constructed and flattering on the body, but full of spirit none the less. Lees meer... |
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