The show opened with pretty ginghams that remind you of innocence. However, with Altuzarra, it was far from that. The collection was about "sinister and undone prettiness" as described by the designer who was inspired by Rosemary's Baby and Barry Lyndon. It was amazing how he took the most basic silhouettes like a simple skirt suit or even a shirt dress and made them look sexy as hell and that too, in a pattern used for table linen. That's what the show was all about. Contrasts. Slits and deep necks were everywhere and added detailing including ribbons with pearls. Sometimes the ribbons were tied up all prim and proper and sometimes they were trailing screaming nonchalance. Current favourites from the gingham series was the blue shirt tucked into a pink pencil skirt and the blue shirt dress with an added slit on the right.
Then came the black and white stripes, in different angles mind you, with a thin brown belt on the waist. I always thought you couldn't pair brown with black, in Altuzarra's case, you most definitely can. A favourite look amongst the stripes was the camel suede button down shirt tucked into the striped pencil skirt with a slit on the side. I love the different angles of the stripes and the two different colour tones of the black. It really is a world full of contrasts! You can add the striped shirtdress to my favourites list too. Leather lattice in the form of sleeveless coaties, skirt and a dress inspired by renaissance architecture that followed upped the kink factor on the runway. Post this, things got a little feminine and romantic with the floral silhouettes featuring light embellishments. Finally, the beautiful, feather light evening gowns that closed the show, inspired by Barry Lyndon were made to suit modern day times by removing the corsets.
A little sinister, a little innocent, a little kinky, a little conservative, a little romantic, a little edgy; Altuzarra's collection will have women lining up outside boutiques once the collection hits the stores.
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| Altuzarra SS 15 |
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| Altuzarra SS 15 |
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| Altuzarra SS 15 |
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