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Company of Strangers
POP SHOP
AW 13
POP SHOP is inspired by the bold public murals of revolutionary New York street artist Keith Haring. Company of Strangers designer Sara Aspinall has curated a circle of local Dunedin artists across the collection to realise her vision.
“Keith Haring’s works were made to be seen and appreciated by the public,” says Aspinall. “I love the idea that the garments we’re creating will make the wearer feel vibrant and confident – and that people on the street can view and enjoy these striking pieces.”
Inspired by Patti Smith’s nostalgic descriptions of both the legendary hotel and 1960’s Coney Island, Company of Strangers designer, Sara Aspinall, has imagined transplanting the inhabitants of the Chelsea to the faded piers of that other cultural landmark. Here she has envisioned a bohemian festival-to-end-all-festivals; a dream assemblage of decades of art, music, fashion and offbeat camaraderie.
The vivid selection of POP SHOP colours echo those used in Haring’s works – violet, scarlet red, hot pink, neon yellow – and the collection repeats the graphic style of the artist’s black lines through its prints.
Dresses are slashed through the back, singlets weave in an out of each other, and hemlines tuck back up into waistbands to create additional drape – as if the pieces were conceived already perfectly styled.
Tunics are reversible, one side esembling a simple Mondrian shift, while the other drapes beautifully, with contrasting panels either printed or blocked in clashing POP SHOP colourways.
The label’s signature silk georgettes feature heavily, this season mixed with a heavier viscose georgette. Leather reappears throughout the collection, combined with wool Melton, silks, viscoses and silk/model knits.
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A Ravens Tale: Inspiration Unveiled
Ever wonder what inspired NOM*d's latest collection? The 'Viva' section of the New Zealand herald.recently interviewed Margi alongside 4 other influencial NZ designers. Here's what she had to say:
Designer Margi Robertson's collection of vintage New Zealand souvenir scarves formed the inspiration for the spring/summer Nom*D collection, called A Raven's Tale. Robertson has had a longstanding love of scarves, having featured them in collections past - memorably, the scarf skirts of the late 1990s, which were each made up of five vintage scarf panels. She recalls needing around 1000 scarves to complete the orders, resulting in a massive collection; although some were too precious to be cut up, especially her collection of beautiful old souvenir prints.
"In the years following, whenever an opshop mission was on, I couldn't go past an amazing scarf," she explains, "so currently I would have a collection of about 200. When my mother passed away last year, we discovered she had about 200 as well! Of course, some of those are in our archives, too".
These kitsch souvenir prints find their way into this season's collection via a vintage look, sepia-toned print featuring iconic New Zealand imagery and the quirky place name, 'Nom*D-land'. Robertson also drew some inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe, The Alan Parsons Project's rock interpretation of his work, and the idea of a raven "gradually morphing to an all-seeing bird's eye view".
By Zoe Walker, NZ Herald.
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