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Carolina Herrera

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Christian Louboutin

Christian Siriano

Clements Ribeiro

David Szeto

Derek Lam

Diane Von Furstenberg

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Elie Saab

Elizabeth & James

Erdem

Erin Fetherston

Felicity Brown

Giambattista Valli

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Matthew Williamson

Monique Lhuillier

Naeem Khan

Nicholas Kirkwood

Oscar de la Renta

Peter Pilotto

Ports 1961

Prabal Gurung

Proenza Schouler

Rabih Kayrouz

Ralph Lauren

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Roland Mouret

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Christian Louboutin

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Monique Lhuillier

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Spring Summer 2011 is here and with it comes the eighth edition of Muse.

As planned, we have re-opened AlOthman Bahrain in the highly acclaimed Moda Mall. The

innovative design of the store has received international recognition, which is a success

on its own. The store’s concept was created by interior designer Ammar Basheir, who was

inspired by a woman holding a Chinese fan in Shanghai. The pleats on the fan led him to

create a “conceal and reveal” display for the clothing. We are delighted to showcase our

Spring Summer 2011 eveningwear in this stunning new boutique.

We also have further plans for Kuwait in 2011. Following the success of AlOthman Bridal

in Bahrian, we are to expand our representation and open an exclusive stand-alone Bridal

store in Kuwait this year. We guarantee it will be the ultimate destination for Brides-to-be,

carrying the best luxury gowns and accessories for your special day.

Presenting Muse number eight.

Enjoy.

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MFlorals added major feminine flair to the runways this season, with botanical prints flourishing on everything from gowns to daywear. Eveningwear was in full bloom with Carolina Herrera referencing Korea’s fields of flowers, while Monique Lhuillier chose the garden of Eden. Clements Ribeiro placed bold florals onto daydresses and Erin Fetherston used wisteria prints on her tunics and wraps.

Play up floral hues by pairing the prints with corals, lilacs, and lemon yellow. Avoid drowning it out with blacks or dark greys.

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It was a dance of pretty pinks, tulle, and lace on so many of the fashion runways this season. Everyone would agree that Anna Pavlova would be a dream pirouetting in Marchesa’s silver lace bustier dress with the long train, Erdem’s white lace babydoll, or Erin Fetherston’s romantic tulle confection. The trend continues to the toes with Nicholas Kirkwood’s stunning pink tulle heels and Christian Louboutin’s berry satin platforms. Spin the night away as a dreamy ballerina vision!

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Grace your wardrobes with ladylike pieces from the Summer collections. Ribbons, bows, and a 50’s silhouette were all front and center to accentuate your femininity of the coming months. Alexis Mabille used a ribbon to tighten the waists of his dainty dresses, Carven used a princess cut for his coats, and Lela Rose made a sweet cocktail gown in metallic. Christian Louboutin took on the trend by wrapping his stilettos in silky red fabrics, and Nicholas Kirkwood embedded classic pearls into his pumps.

Have elegance, head held high, hips shifting, and play up all your feminine grace while embodying this trend. Be sure to have perfectly polished nails and funk it up with a high messy bun a la Erdem.

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Steal the limelight with the bold colors of the season. Neon yellows were all over Bensoni’s dresses, Alessandra Rich’s gowns, and Christian Louboutin’s spikes. Felicity Brown accelerated the trend with her high impact ruffles, and Oscar de la Renta used vibrant orange to cascade down the body, and electric blue on full skirted dresses. There is no doubt that you would be the center of attention in any of these pieces, who wouldn’t love that?

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THE O BLOGa l o t h m a n b l o g . c o m

AlOthman Blog is the number one destination for fashion enthusiasts and shopaholics in Kuwait. It provides a daily editorial of the hottest and most sought after designer clothes and accessories carried by AlOthman. This issue, we present you with a special Q&A with Christian Siriano

I admire so many designers inthis business. I think the McQueen brandwill always be inspiring and I think younger

designers are working hard to make a name for themselves. A brand like Thakoon or Zac Poson have

worked very hard over the last few years to compete with the larger brands that have been around for solong and really make a name for themselves. I admire

them for being able to really push forward tocompete with the other power houses,

it makes me feel hopeful.

How do you balance being innovative with having your signature look as a designer?

I love to be creative and a lot of the collection comes from my imagination. I think being young helps because I'm never not inspired by something so I

think that helps translate to the clothes. I think our signature look is still growing and developing but for the most part I love dramatic shapes that are elegant and have a great shape. So I hope that translate into something each season.

How does it feel going through the evolution

from your Project Runway days to being stocked at international boutiques?

In terms of art and design, who are the biggest influences/

inspirations on your work?

I am very inspired mostly from 17th/18th century

furniture, French and Italian. I'm not usually inspired by other designers but I do

admire their work.

Besides creating your own fashion label, what

else would you like to accomplish in your

lifetime?

I would love to keep growing this business and really make a brand out of it. Including shoes under my name and hopefully a store that may come next year

in New York.

A Chat WithWhose work within theindustry do you admire

and why?

I think Runway was a great experience and a wonderful platform but I'm happy to move

forward with a real growing business. Its’ great to sell to such wonderful retailers in the US and

intentional and to find new customers around that world that love the Siriano brand and want to

wear clothes we make. It’s a hard business but I love it and everyday bring something

new and exciting.

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My Spring Summer collection looks at new kind

of aesthetics . Full and empty volumes alternate. Decorations

reminding of the Baroque era appear on soft and pure structures. A relaxed and casual femininity trying

to avoid references to any particular style, although vague

quotations from the Japanese ‘90s minimalist period or from

a certain - very YSL - ‘70s glam period emerge at times.

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With the launch of the Spring/Summer 2011 collection ALESSANDRA RICH establishes new codes for ready-to-wear fashion, capitalizing on the discovery of a new and edgy sophistication. This distinctive aesthetic evolves from a desire to create a universe of self-assured femininity, building confidence, and presenting timeless silhouettes for women who prefer positive emotions of privacy but who respond to indulgence in luxuries.

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Alexander Wang

A sense of optimism and purity launches the Alexander Wang Spring 2011 collection. A new dialogue emerges from a point of honesty pontificated through fabrications with an organic constitution, such as cheese cloths, linen gauzes and double layered washed voiles; colors range from, chalk, muted terra cotta, ginger, aloe, and rose gold. The subdued calmness is disrupted by counterpart elements of construction and works in progress seen throughout the collection with splashes of foiled metallic duct tape, synthetics and patchwork detailing; alluding to building towards the future.

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For Spring-Summer 2011, the Alexis Mabille woman embraces uncomplicated chic that reflects a certain audacity, good humor, desire and pleasure. She plays the femme-enfant with sensuality and delight. Gone are the rigor and severity of past seasons, in favor of a renaissance of the senses and indulging in the joys of spring before embracing the summer with sensuality and a light heart. This woman is candid and powerful, as if she’d stepped out of a Godard film dressed in stylized graphics and shortened crinolines.

True to form, Alexis Mabille has composed a wardrobe of pieces that can be mixed and matched depending on the wearer’s mood – a liberating leitmotif for who like to have fun and really live in their clothes!

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Alice

The ALICE by Temperley SS11 collection is inspired by “last Queen of France”, Marie Antoinette, a young woman who set Versailles ablaze with her mischievous sensibility, taste for the decadent, and hunger for romance.

The collection imagines Marie Antoinette in a modern day setting, putting a streetwise spin on past centuries' French fashion. It turns a classic “toile du jour” print into a playful cotton playsuit and mixes motorcycle leather with peasant-inspired cross-stitch blouses.

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Christophe Decarnin was putting twenty-first-century proto-punks on his Balmain runway. They wore biker jackets studded and safety pinned to the hilt; tight, bleached jeans or shredded cut-offs; and holey T-shirts to match their torn fishnet stockings. "It's a look I've always liked," the designer said backstage. "I keep pictures of it all over my office."

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Bensoni

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Bensoni Spring/Summer 2011 is an investigation of the paradoxical youth issued by the marriage of Bourgeois Bohemian (BoBos) to Cybergoth.

She is an enchanting paradox, the ultimate "Bobo in Paradise": Grounded / Restless, Traditional /Iconoclastic, Serene / Daring, Elegant / Slight Disheveled, Sensible / Spontaneous.

The ethos of today's society is a combination of our yearning to be one with nature and on a bullet train of technology to the future. The result is a woman who emerges from her home with Mother Nature to embark on an acid journey far into the Future, following a tunnel of electromagnetic energy and a laser show of bright neon lights.

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Carolina Herrera

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The Carolina Herrera Spring 2011 collection draws from the traditional clothing worn in Korea – tied bows, billowing sleeves, and wrapped - front details are prominent throughout. Waists are cinched and wrapped belts or multiple cords of red organza. Sweeping pants and voluminous gowns give a sense of movement, while the neutral palette, accentuated with hibiscus, black sesame, and jasmine white, creates a relaxed - albeit sophisticated – sensibility. Juxtaposed against the colors and construction of the Korean inspiration, a theme of oversized 18th century botanical prints is explored in the ornamentation of black faille skirts, dresses, and gowns. Brilliant hues of geranium, aster, tansy, and oriental blue pop against a black backdrop, bringing to life the vibrancy of a garden in bloom.

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This Summer, Carven is inspired by travel... Channelling student-boho chic, the Carven woman takes her silhouette on an imaginary journey where each exotic stop provides a new influence. The collection is inspired by Ancient Greece, the treasures of Egypt and the red earth of South America. A sedentary Odyssey through the corridors of the Louvre.

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Christian Louboutin

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This season, Christian Louboutin introduces a very colorful collection, with pops of jade, yellow, pink, and flashes of strass.

The materials go from the most classical to pure extravaganza : patent leather, suede, strapes and wrappes, fringes, strass, crocodile, cobra, hand-painted python, artisanal hand- made embroidery and laser-cut leather…

A 70’s vibe shakes the collection, with a lot of wedges, cork and chunky heels in both bright and neutral colours.

The heel master offers us an unusual choice of kitten heels and flats, ideal for summer wandering, along with Large colourful cabas.

Elegant satin pumps and clutchs in nude, black and white are not forgotten, for those who wants to remain chic during the summer.

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My direction for the Spring '11 collection is inspired by

African, Indian and strong Asian influences mixed with measures of elegant opulence. My muse for Spring is sophisticated but

also vibrant woman. We wanted to show a breadth of silhouettes;

ranging from flowing wide legged trousers, to safari shorts and jackets, kimono sleeves. and structured cocktail dresses, and light flowing evening gowns. We created prints based on

digital photographs that show different parts and vantages of Chinese temples and different

perspectives of Indian beading. From these photos we created a

pattern that captivates the eye and compliments the deep red, khaki

and saturated paprika tonesof the collection.

The collection overall is also about feeling glamorous in what

you wear weather in its simplicity or its opulence and mixing that

together with great style. -Christian Siriano

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Clements Ribeiro

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Flower prints both immersed in tradition and looking into the future

were the key elements of the collection. To that effect we have digitally

manipulated vintage scarf flowers to fading effects, either merging

into one another or fading to white, otherwise combined in the same piece in unexpected ways. They also bring the colours to a collection of solids that is mostly all white or all navy. Embellishment comes in delicate

'melted' sequin garlands contouring necklines and seams with a suggestion

of exotic islands. The silhouette is also very new, overall quite long-ish,

skirt and dresses at mid calf. This creates a new elongated line which is

intimidating at first but very flattering and easy to wear once you get used

to it. It creates a new elegance, more feminine and womanly which we feel is

the way forward. - Clements Ribeiro

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Liberty, something we all dream about and can easily forget how lucky we are to have when it is part of our lives. To create in total freedom is what inspired this SS

2011 collection. Without constraints or uncertainties, with the exception of a schedule. The results of this is part

uniform; freedom to dress without thinking too much. Classic easy pieces in navy,

cream, beige, grey and black, reliable basics with my signature hand finished details, this time new details include detachable

leather neck collars, cuffs and belts, giving a slight contrast and edge to the feminine silhouettes. The other results of this are

prints that evoke Africa, and India in earthy tones and spicy colours, printed on silk

and cut into simple and sometime complex pieces that I have become known for. Just another way of expressing freedom in our

dress code, one that provokes travel and dreams of being in another place and time.

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It all started when we took our first walk together through Paris to see

the Isadora Duncan show... – Diane von Furstenberg and Yvan Mispelaere

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Edun

The SS11 Collection are basics with a lot of attention to detail. Freshness and personalization. Edun is not about trends. The focus is on classic, lasting pieces.

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Elie Saab

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At the corner of the bar lies a vintage Polaroid from the seventies: although the image has faded slightly, the smiles of Bianca, Diane and Lauren seem to stretch out of the frame. Although young at the time, Elie Saab has a clear recollection of them, their hair cascading elegantly over impeccable clothes, their youth seemingly eternal.

Their unnerving beauty and slightly provocative charm informs the grace of a dove-gray jumpsuit, the lightness of finely pleated georgette, the femininity of a nip-waisted peach dress punctuated with a jewel belt.

Statuesque and slightly rebellious, they emerged dressed in floaty dresses or chiffon tunics with an abstract pastel print.

At sundown there emerged exotic colors evoking the exuberance of Bahia, with an abundance of pleated, draped creations: enticing and fitted short cocktail dresses appear in delicate green, salmon, slate and smoky white.

After nightfall, necklines plunge on grey tinted sequins worked in a crocodile motif and long dresses in peach washed silk satin. A pop group takes the stage, neon cocktails and guitars in hand. The party has only just begun …

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Elizabeth and James

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Elizabeth and James Spring ’11 collection embodies the general ease of soft Parisian glamour with a serene color palette, intricate prints and delicate textures. Longer silhouettes evoking a bohemian tone are contrasted with structured blazers for a modern, polished femininity. Staying true to Elizabeth and James’ signature aesthetic, design is in the details with playful layered leather trim, laser cut eyelets and antique jewel adornment.

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Erdem

It is the V&A’s latest exhibition, Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909-1929 that triggers Erdem’s imagination for Spring/Summer ’11.

The exhibition opens the day after Erdem’s show, but the designer has enjoyed months at Blythe House, the storage unit of the V&A, where he had unlimited access to the work of Serge Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes costumes, ornate theatre cloths, set designs, and props.

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Erin Fetherston’s Spring 2011 collection is a celebration of wanderlust. Inspired by the woman who seeks the exotic and unique, Fetherston channels the passion of the tropics and the romance of the desert in a modern eclectic mix of spring. Traditional safari details inspire sharp feminine sportswear rendered in rich cotton twill and delicate eyelash lace. Pale cotton voiles, shimmering silk jacquards, and heathered linen combine to create chic day dresses and tailored separates. For evening, the Erin Featherston woman emerges as a nocturnal bird of paradise in vibrantly hued variations on the designer’s cocktail signatures.

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Taking inspiration from the watery marks in Marlene Dumass paintings

to a plethora of the 1950s, the S/S '10 collection infuses high voltage glamour

with a romantic, poetic resonance. - Felicity Brown

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Giambattista Valli

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The Petit Trianon gave Giambattista Valli the idea for the Baroque stucco prints he used, and the marbled floors at Versailles inspired the Vichy check, but it was ultimately Valli's own roots in the alta moda of Rome that sent him into the citron stratosphere that helped the show to its close.

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The cut is razor sharp; the palette, straight forward.

No-messing-around-cut-to-the-quick optic white, off whites and

black. A flash of silver.Non minimal = maximum ready-to-wear wear for the right night

and the right girl. - Hakaan Yildirim

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For Spring 2011, Marios Schwab creates a visual metaphoric garden of designs which are botanical in essence and evoke effortless glamour. Marios found inspiration in the shape and color palette of wild orchids and the simple but powerful and exotic film from the 1970’s, Emmanuelle. Like looking at the rare ladyslipper orchid, we see the collection come to life in three themes of color: Classic, Sensual, and Seductive, just like the Halston woman herself.

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The Spring/Summer 2011 was inspired by the Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes. Her distinctive style of balancing organized patterns with rhythmic movement inspired the collection’s energetic mood. He also looked to his long-time favorite artist and fashion illustrator Rene Gruau, who like Milhazes, focuses on bold colors and portrays movement in fashion but in a distinctively French style, which adds a refining touch to the incredibly vibrant collection.

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For Spring / Summer 2011, I want to see happy women in happy colours. Stripes are a great way to be bold. It’s

important to be confident and go for it, and it’s great when stripes are mixed together to make a bold colour statement.

- Jonathan Saunders

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Lela Rose Spring 2011 centers around the city of Lima, Peru and its diverse mix of vibrant hand loomed textiles, modern architecture, and iconic patterns. Combining linear banded embroidery, Miraflores sequins, and vivid Neel dipped colors, the Spring 2011 collection recalls the heirloom techniques of the old world Peruvian traditions as it meets the new world society.

Inti embroidered tulle, thread woven beads, and wrapped silhouettes highlight materials such as loomed metallic tweeds, pebbled stretch cotton, blocked burnout, and warp weave gazar.

Hammered gauze, Cajamarca printed silk, and ombre stripe in colors such as fluorite, gypsum green, day glow, and clay bring endless variations to a collection centered on pattern and texture.

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The Luisa Beccaria Spring/Summer 2011 collection takes you on a journey where the Luisa Beccaria woman is on holiday and feels completely free and liberated. During the day, she leisurely lounges under the summer sun admiring her surroundings and absorbing nature. With a bohemian spirit, she continues to celebrate her passion for ultra feminine clothes. At night, she opts for fluid evening gowns that are light, vibrant and ethereal. Upon her return to the city, she does not negate her freedom and carries this spiritback home.

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Marchesa

The MARCHESA Spring 2011 collection narrates an Orientalist inspired journey filled with hand painted silk drapes and ornate hand embroidered jeweled accents to recreate a thousand and one nights of never ending allure and romance.

A palette of smoked sky, opaque oyster, mint and rosed blush come to life in fanciful silhouettes formed from silk tulle, organza and laser cut silk crepe. Hand sculpted elegant drapes in tints of ebony and pearl, are embellished with delicate cascades of alabaster stones to create porcelain like jeweled shields of embroidered armor.

The MARCHESA Spring 2011 collection is a myriad tale of gilded silk and lace that transforms embroidered silhouettes into an endless voyage of orientalist femininity and exoticism.

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Matthew Williamson

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An urban city finds herself stranded on an exotic island.

The SS11 collection follows her journey as she adapts her clothing to reflect her new natural environment.

Her island surroundings inspire the palette of tropical hues faded naturally by the sun, accented with pops of acid bright.

Texture is key-breezy washed silks and collaged linens juxtapose against pvc trims and tarnished sequins.

Fringed weaves are molded into cocktail dresses, raffia embroidery trims vivid silk tailoring and degrade silk fringe is macramé into harnessed creations.

Airy billowing maxi dresses are formed from boat sails suspended from a network of strapping.

Prints, inspired by natural elements are modernized with bold brushstrokes used to a dynamic graphic effect.

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Resort was about falling in love. - Michael Angel

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This collection came to mein a dream …

A beautiful girl running though a lush garden. Her very own garden of Eden.

Beautiful flowering trees in watercolor hues.

Red Apple dresses and the temptation of the snake, seen in a subtle reptile pattern in

flowing chiffons.

Lots of shimmer from the glistening sun on dewy

surfaces. Ombres in blues and greens, pale pinks dominate.

I don’t want to wake up,I am in a state of Euphoria!

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Naeem Khan

Explosion of tropical flowers, bright colors. Easy Glamour. From Canne to Palm Beach.

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This season I have brought in easier, more recognisable designs that people can identify with. There is a fresher

feeling this season that comes from the element of subtlety introduced.

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Peter Pilotto

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The starting point for SS11 was Yves Saint Laurent's

retrospective at le petit palais and images of rock climbers

of the 70's, their sense of freedom and colours mixed with the vibrant energy of

this decade.-Peter Pilotto and

Christopher De Vos

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Captivated by the allure of desert landscapes and their mesmerizing effect on the human spirit, Fiona Cibani meditates on the rough poetry of these enchanting arid terrains, harnessing their delicate strength with Ports 1961’s Spring 2011 Collection.

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The Spring 2011 collection embodies American sportswear in its purest form with a European edge. Sharp tailoring and restrained silhouettes are complimented by graphic prints and a bold color palette of saffron,

poppy and sky blue. There are amazing cocktail dresses in scuba material (akin to wetsuit material),

latex and Swarovski embellishments and featherweight bright knits.

Complementing the collection, we collaborated with Nicholas Kirkwood

on an amazing collection of shoes. -Prabal Gurung

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The Spring 2011 collection began by rethinking traditional codes of femininity: manipulating delicate materials like chiffon, sequins and embroidery, and subverting them through color and technique.

Bonded terry tweeds in ivory and soft pastels are paired with apricot and lilac shibori, a traditional Japanese form of tie-dye. Lingerie details on chiffon slip dresses are contrasted with ultra bright colors.

Dégradé hologram dresses are embroidered with sequins cut from industrial plastic films, and silk guipure is created by dipping embroidered tulle into an acidic solution.

An elongated silhouette is introduced alongside a variety of proportions. A sense of ease and nonchalance is accented by refined, polished accessories like lizard pumps and laser cut lace-up sandals.

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Joyous colors, vaporous textures... generous techniques. -Rabih Kayrouz

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Ralph Lauren

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I was inspired by the spirit of the rugged West,

the romance of the prairie and how a modern, stylish

woman would wear it. -Ralph Lauren

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Roksanda Ilincic

The colour palette draws reference from late summer skies. Relaxed, soft tailoring in washed and stretch silks,

add a luxurious insouciance perfect for idly passing the time under the dying

sun of an Indian summer... – Roksanda Ilincic

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Roland Mouret

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"I was searching on how to bring a new volume into a woman’s wardrobe. I didn’t

want it to be a struggle for a woman to use volume: but rather enable her to do it in an

agreeable, gentle manner.

The best way to approach this new volume was through a kind of sportswear, but

approached in my signature way through cutting and draping. The new Roland Mouret is about living in movement.

-Roland Mouret"

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Sacai

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Fresh and chic are the keywords for the SACAI Spring Summer 2011 collection as Chitose Abe, continues to explore the re-invention of classic silhouettes adding ruffles, flares, pleats and the combination of unexpected fabrics to create a more voluminous shape. Classic items such as the trench coat, rain jacket, A-line top, and pleated skirt are interpreted using hard and soft fabrics, allowing Abe to achieve volume and lightness simultaneously. Examples are a cotton twill rain jacket combined with a soft knit ruffled sleeve or a sheer chiffon skirt with a stiff cotton twill flared hem. Chiffon dresses and skirts are embellished with a bias cut fringe made in the same chiffon fabric and feather trims the hem of a poncho keeping the lightness consistent in the embellishments as well.

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Temperley London

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For Temperley London SS11 I drew inspiration from medieval armour

and the legend of Queen Guinevere, hence a

collection focusing on both the idea and aesthetics

of armour and the sheer silhouettes and romantic spirit of medieval dress.

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The Row

We took inspiration from the 90's and added a more modern feel. We incorporated more color than in past seasons and

spent a lot of time picking the perfect palette -

including pinks and corals.-Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

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Vena Cava

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Spring 2011 was inspired by the 1980s design movement Memphis, which used bold geometric shapes, bright colors, and a healthy sense of humor to refute "good taste" design. The SS11 collection was designed in LA and the clothes reflect the Memphis aesthetic with color blocking and geometric construction, mixed with a southern California ease and less rigid way of dressing.

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VPL

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This season, the line's influence is really making its presence felt: Overlap layering; visible underpinnings; transparent and skin-colored fabrics; asymmetry; athletics-inspired silhouettes; loose, long draping; bolts of neon against neutrals; construction in conversation with anatomy. These are some of VPL's key motifs, and they are starting to emerge as a lingua franca of Spring '11.

Though the collection hit the VPL trademarks hard, it also developed the brand's vocabulary in terms of fabrication and print. Bartlett has generally been pretty sparing with print, but this time she went for it, putting squiggles and sketches inspired by the Egyptian artist Ghada Amer on leggings and bras and applying an eye-searing abstract pattern to skirts and dresses. Then there was the jacquard, hand-painted and then hand-woven and turned into a structured bodysuit and trapeze-shape apron top. The jacquard exemplified the ways that Bartlett has been building a textural richness into her line over the past few outings.

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Zero + Maria Cornejo

I’ve been exploring the idea of cultural displacement; the feeling of belonging to many places and how one’s heritage

plays a role in the present”, says Maria Cornejo. The collection

for Spring/Summer 2011 expolits the tension between a new way of looking at urban classics and signature zero

shapes realigned with a new eye. -Maria Cornejo

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