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.