Diane Pernet teased us today with an enchanting image of delicate Lily Cole in a gown with enormous, dark silver
Boudicca wings, reminding us that the designers' collection is about to show in Paris.
There exists a compelling tension in Boudicca garments, explored through life's simple dichotomies: death/life, anger/joy, depression/ecstasy. For Boudicca's designers, Zowie Broach and Brian Kirkby, the relationship between a wearer and its garments provides a psychoanalysis of expression that they describe as 'social documentation' that uses clothing to externalize an individual's emotions. The most playful of these subconscious manifestations are the clothes which appear to be one thing from the front, and yet, are something completely different from behind - a clean Aline reveals a Japanese obi from behind, while a seemingly mid-thigh skirt surprises us without having a rear to it.
Boudicca Fall/Winter 06
Boudicca suggest that the idea of
façade really is about the face - at once a mirror and a reflection of all that looks at it, and at the same time, an unpredictable and (if we're lucky!), delightfully bewildering interpretation or (mis)representation of the world we live in.
In fashion spreads and adverts, Ms. Lily Cole usually looks like something out of a dreamscape or an enchanting fairytale. However, without the primed makeup and ideal angle, I'm afraid she looks a bit deranged here; her copper tresses like a frayed carpet, and that perpetually annoyed look in her eyes. Ah well, still love her!
Donna and Gaby Karan: can you spot which one is mom and which one is daughter?
Margherita Missoni and Derek Blasberg stood out at the CFDA Awards with their quirky outfits. I like Blasberg's tie - it's short and stout and goes against the grain of the omnipotent 'skinny' tie trend.
