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A SPLASH OF COLOR IN A UNIQUE ABSTRACT DESIGN

In a bold new proposal for Spring / Summer 2017, BOSS Womenswear brings together vivid hues in a fresh camouflage motif and contrasts them with softer silhouettes to redefine modern femininity. Inspired by the primary colors and architectural lines of David Hockney’s pool series, the abstract design is a highlight of the collection, creating versatile yet elegant pieces.
Electric blue, scarlet and forest green, a palette seen throughout the collection, are fused to create a feminine twist on camouflage, worked as an intricate jacquard and an oversized floral. The result is a modern interpretation of florals with a bold injection of color.
With the collection’s emphasis on softer styles, camouflage shirts, jackets and dresses in a jacquard weave balance precision tailoring with subtle structure. Skillfully crafted, this unique fabric draws on BOSS Womenswear’s expertise in blending traditional techniques with innovation, and contrasts beautifully with flowing, plain-colored dress shorts and pants.
Meanwhile, an oversized floral camouflage makes an appearance within engineered pleating on crepe cocktail and evening dresses. The movement of the pattern on the skirt is the perfect foil to an architectural bodice. The oversized motif also features on a classic shift dress, loosely veiled by black stripes, for a modern take on summer florals that can be worn day or night.
The juxtaposition of the beautifully vibrant camouflage against relaxed tailoring leaves an indelible impression of contemporary functionality and femininity, while the attention to detail and premium craftsmanship demonstrate the defining characteristics of BOSS Womenswear.

LFWM AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 SHOW – SIBLING

A walk in a park – reggae is playing – still we think of home.

With its wild, almost obscene collage of techniques, the work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi is the perfect counterpart for SIBLING, whose knitwear like his work has always been a collision of colour and pattern. This season, the duo take inspiration from Barcelona’s Park Güell, where Gaudi’s trencadis technique (otherwise known as his iconic mosaics) is most in evidence.

This mish mash or as SIBLING have dubbed it: Mental Mosaic informs the collection. Graphics taken directly from the tiles, in rich orange, navy and red are thrown at each other with abandon across tailored suits, bomber jackets and full bodied skirts or blown-up out of proportion to cover a hand knit. Gaudi zebra stripes are rendered in sequined navy and red or slashed across a classic cardigan. An abstract take on a leopard’s tail wends its way across a jumper or creates havoc with tailoring (replete with matching old man’s flat cap). It’s in the accessories that SIBLING’s Englishness appears, from said flat cap, to a knitted Lady Di ruffled collar, to a hat fit for Babs Windsor at a wedding – all the Windsors covered, just in case – and bound in bunting, badges and football sock bows.

Tribal pattern socks top sensible shoes, a mix of fabric backs, leather uppers in navy and deep red, and white or red soles for all squad members made in collaboration with Freakloset (www.freakloset.com) using their bespoke customization system. You can’t take it Nice ‘N’ Easy in your Sunday Best barefoot after all.

For evening, or perhaps a promenade at dusk, SIBLING’s collision of periods, colours and styles are their nod to Jamaican Lee Scratch Perry. Full knit looks feature stripes in red and blue dissected by coloured bands. Knitted lurex and fabric tiles come together in a full skirt or men’s vest ‘grouted’ with hand crochet. Knit ruffles scroll across the shoulders of an almost Toreador sweater and the edge of a coat. The extravagance is a nod to the duo’s and their stylist for this season Judy Blame’s eternal inspirations: London’s Pearly Kings and Queens, a King’s Road at Jubilee take on the red, white and blue and the tough and not so tough girls and boys of East London. This Old Man via Scratch himself.

Press release: Jack Sunnucks

SHOW CREDITS
Styled by Judy Blame
Assisted by Karlie Shelley with additional hanks to Ben Fletcher
Casting by The Natalie Monroe Show
Grooming and Make-up: Sharon Dowsett
Assisted by Dominic Skinner & The MAC Pro Team
Hair by Indira Schauwecker for TONI&GUY Products
Nails by Sabrina Gayle for ORLY
Custom-made Lace Ups by Freakloset, using their bespoke customisation system at www.freakloset.com
JB Caps by Bernstock Spears for SIBLING
Italian Yarns with thanks to Zegna Baruffa
Navy Socks with thanks to FALKE
Music by Nathan Gregory Wilkins
Sibling HQ: Naomi Moore assisted by Chloe, Myrto, Martha, Charlotte, Ellen, Emily-Louse, Gina, Jimmy, Louise & Rachel
Show team: Ella Dror, Ashley Smith and the team at Ella Dror PR

BIG SIBLING LOVE & THANKS TO THE BOYS & GIRLS WHO WALKED FOR US #SIBLINGSquad

Sid & Cozette would like to also personal thank:
Judy Blame for supporting us since day 1 both professionally and personally, Katie Grand for the same, Ella & Ashley for being simply the best, Karlie & the equally adorable Beulah, Kimi Homma for everything, Sarah Stokes for making our lives stress-free and Naomi Moore for taking over the reins, Sebastian Jefford for coming in after work to knit, all the marvelous interns, Joana at FREAKLOSET for the wonderful shoes, Thelma, Paul & Martial at Bernstock Speirs, Jack Sunnucks for the words, Bob McCreery, David Williams, Roshan PS, Nat Monroe, Marina Leyva, Sean Delaney, Leean James, The Pearson Family, Alasdair McLellan, Richard Gray, Oscar Pinto, Dover Street Market, Maria Luisa Shanghai, Rebecca Ward, David Melrose, Stephen Falck for doing fittings over Christmas, Stephanie & Charlotte at MAC, Liv, Natasha & Maria at Beauty Seen, TONI&GUY Products, all our factories, Oliver at Robert Todds, Flynn Hall, Guy Haas, Mandi Lennard, James Hoy, Alan Drum, James ‘Sketch Fury’ Davison, the AHMD Boys: Eddie, Prem & George, Team James Long, Carsten & Yacine, David & Tris, Bella Freud & Jimmy Fox, Lilian & Jan, Michael Wiggs, Kiri Pearson, Angela Ives, Blathnaid Geoghegan, Max Beets, Sam Elliott, Portia Hunt, NOWfashion, Asia Werbel, Sarah & the team at Blonstein, all the bookers & lovely models, David Waddington & Pablo Flack, Mandi Lennard, Caroline Rush CBE and all the wonderful people at the BFC – way too many to list here but thank you all, Michelle De Conto & Jamie Gill for the mentoring, Barbara & Anna & the teams at the London Showrooms, Ben Banks, Paul Alger at the UKFT, Jim Pickles at the UKTI, Lulu Kennedy MBE, Terry Betts, Dylan Jones & GQ/GQ Style, i-D, Joseph & Nick at ATTITUDE, team ELLE, ES Magazine, Nicola Formichetti, Princess Julia, Richard Mortimer, Dougie Poynter, Hu Bing, Charlie Porter, Tim Blanks, Sophia Neophitou, Lauras Weir & Bailey, Daisy Lowe, Alexander Fury, Jerry Stafford, Anthony Miles, Kim Jones & everyone who has and continues to support us #SIBLINGsquad

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LFWM AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 SHOW -ALEX MULLINS

British Menswear designer Alex Mullins showcases his AW17 collection as part of London Fashion Week Mens.

This season Mullins explores the world of Sunday living, inviting us to extend our senses, sit back, and merge in to your surroundings.

Mullins revisits his ongoing interest of encompassing environments and situations; with coats wrapped in early 90s VHS graphics of familiar faces, combined with plaid arm chairs covered up in blankets.

These visions of softness; bulk, wrap and twist like the innards of a broken sofa. Comfortable fabrics in baggy layers of cotton, merino, and mohair compliment the use of clean Japanese denims. Sundays indecisive mind makes two-tone denims in Chartreuse and beige, Tomato and magnolia.

Mullins patchworks ideas with a mix of decorative functionality and laissez-faire frivolity, with outerwear emblazon with pockets.  The collection sketches out the feeling of a Sunday afternoon; muted and enveloped ready to disappear.

Photo Credit: Chazz Adnitt