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2.Bottega Veneta, Lacquered silver knot insect clutch.£4985
3.Anya Hindmarch Marano glitter clutch. £295
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Belle Sauvage… beautifully wild
Belle Sauvage
French in name only, and it is very useful title for continuity after all the delights of Paris fashion week. this fashion label translates as ” beautiful wild” and if you just skim through the pictures here you will see how appropriate this name is to the collection. If I was to launch into a rhetorical tirade, I think I would start with something like this…”Full in your face colour statement, as noticeable as the Union Jack flying on your back, and giving you the same resulting feeling of pride …great “.
Inspired by Brutalism in architecture , the designer Artists Frank Stella a septuagenarian New Yorker and Jeff Koons with his contemporary abstract expressionism installations, truly, I find Jeff’s work rather unmoving, but you may feel different about his balloon art. The important thing to remember here is that Frank and Jeff have been complicit in bringing about Belle Sauvage’s collection; because it’s all about the clothes which is our focus of attention.
I love the asymmetry of the lines, just note the central model, and how the base of the tunic arches in two different arcs,one about 45 degrees and the other,lets say 50 degrees. This asymmetry can be found on several dresses within the collection, this “oddity”of the tailoring, gives an edge to the overall design which gives them a character all of their own.
If you need to add a slash of colour to any other outfits or looking for a gift for a friend, then how about one of Belle Sauvage’s scarves, they would make a great accessory.
Virginia Ferriera,Christian Neuman are the two designers collaborating their ideas to develop such colourful lines in womenswear. Virginia brings in the “wild” style to this story and Christian the “Beautiful” of the print designs. An emulsion of qualities which emerge as beautiful butterflies flitting on a gentle summer breeze. Do check the hemlines …again asymmetrical…but it looks natural.
Belle Sauvage is a fashion wearers experience, which should not be missed, and if you think price is only around the £300 to £400 for these designer dresses, all I can see is an investment in a statement that will transcend many seasons.
I sense the maturity in the design work,which I didn’t see in their early days, but they have come a long way in a short time; and the young, and young at heart British fashion buyer will take this collection like a duck to water . I certainly have…they will be going on my favourite list..will they go on yours.