spring-ready-to-wear 2009
Koi Suwannagate Collection
September 6, 2008
Koi Suwannagate RTW Spring 2009
You wouldn’t have guessed it from Koi Suwannagate’s positively dreamy and poetic lineup, but her starting point for spring was a recent biography she read of silent film star Louise Brooks. That translates to a shimmying Twenties flapper romp, right? Think again. Suwannagate found inspiration in Brooks’ indie spirit and optimism, and channeled that mood into a breathtaking collection anchored by a butterfly motif. (It turns out, the butterfly is shaping up as a trend, found also at Verrier and Diane von Furstenberg.) Koi’s winged beauties appeared as appliqués cascading across a simple jersey dress or as bowlike draping down a gown’s back. Even her color palette was rosy, with pops of vibrant fuchsia punching up the light-as-air feel. The result was a stunner, cementing Suwannagate’s status as a design virtuoso of the romantic reverie, not to mention of the controlled artsy-craftsy embellishment. And as for those all-over Swarovski crystal numbers — butterfly-shaped necklace; mesh top — just dazzling.
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- Maier, Tomas
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- Marciano, Maurice
- Marciano, Paul
- Margiela, Martin
- Markfield, Roger S
- Marras, Antonio
- McCartney, Stella
- McCollough, Jack
- McComb, William L
- McQueen, Alexander
- Mendel, Gilles
- Meyrowitz, Carol
- Miele, Carlos
- Miller, Nicole
- Mischka, James
- Missoni, Angela
- Mizrahi, Isaac
- Montgomery, R Lawrence
- Moralioglu, Erdem
- Mulleavy, Kate
- Mulleavy, Laura
- Murphy, Glenn
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