Shattered glass was the key reference for Giles SS13: "a good smashed window can be quite beautiful in the right part of town." Laser cut leather created the illusion of fractured panes, successfully turning something ugly into something quite beautiful.
Marchesa SS11
As with previous collections, Marchesa SS11 was all about bringing the drama. Dresses were wrought with orientalist-inspired details. The soft pink laser-cut gown (seen below) encircled model Esme Wissel's body "like layers of delicate Mille-feuille".
Alexander McQueen AW12
For AW12 Sarah Burton once again brought couture fabrics to the ready-to-wear catwalk, mounting laser-cut ponyskin on leather. Probably the most functional clothing in this blog post, you could wear one of these coats without flashing your underwear, and they look quite warm too! Mind you, I'm not sure how well ponyskin fairs in the rain...
Carven AW12
Guillaume Henry's Carven AW12 collection was "the fantasy of a girl walking through a museum filled with sixteenth and seventeenth century art, stealing things off the walls for her wardrobe..." I absolutely love this idea, so original and so fun! Henry's girl is feminine, a little bookish, and not afraid to flash a bit of flesh.
Sportmax SS13
I saved the best till last... For SS13 the Sportmax collection was inspired by the future, with contemporary lasercut coats punctuated by dogtooth... The models walked the catwalk in beautiful paper lanterns! These coats would cast mesmerising shadows, I need to dig through some magazine editorial archives. Modern, original designs. Very inspiring.
Would you wear any of these cut out designs?
Which is your favourite?
Until next week...
Karen
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