Armor won’t be the primary phrase one would use to explain Greta Constantine’s colourful spring assortment—but it surely’s what designer Kirk Pickersgill had in thoughts when creating his new providing of upbeat formalwear. “While you consider the phrase armor, you consider garments which are there to guard you,” he says. “However when ladies exit, the clothes they placed on can also be the primary factor they wish to be seen in. It offers you that air of confidence.”
His sculptural robes are actually created with the intention of being observed. Specializing in his luxe supplies—silks, satins, bardos—Pickersgill drew inspiration from glamorous figures like Diana Vreeland and Roxie Roker for his spring shapes, creating clothes meant to make an entrance at a celebration. (Lots of his clientele purchase his items for vital galas.) “They had been wonderful model icons,” Pickersgill stated of his seasonal muses. “[Roxie] used to put on garments that had quantity—not in a sturdy method however within the quantity of material used.”
The designer aimed to create items that commanded house with out fairly actually being exaggerated in proportion. Take his purple strapless robe, ruched on the knees to provide it an hourglass form, or his black off-the-shoulder gown with a sculptural wavy neckline. These items had simply the correct quantity of drama, although elsewhere Pickersgill couldn’t assist himself from getting carried away—his tiered ruffle minidress in salmon pink was a frock worthy of a modern-day Marie Antoinette.
His shiny, zingy colours labored greatest on extra refined silhouettes, just like the streamlined long-sleeve jumpsuit in lemon yellow. The designer additionally toyed with texture, including three-dimensional flower petals to jersey maxidresses, both on the neckline or as trim. Florals? For spring? Possibly not groundbreaking, however they had been completely fairly nonetheless.
