Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos were inspired by the recent student riots in Paris for their autumn winter collection.
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Thank god it was the Parisians they followed, a London student riot collection would have been a different outcome altogether...
Parisian protesters do not wear ill-fitting jeans, ugly trainers and hoodies. In the designer duo’s vision, they wear beautiful scarves draped around the neckline to give a flattering shape to arms, flag-inspired bands on dresses and wrap skirts, patchwork fabrics and trains trailing from wide palazzo pants. Patch pockets and layers lent a prairie feel to these revolutionaries. There was also that brilliant Nicole/Papa use of the man’s shirt, re-worked into dresses.
A collection to satisfy fans and enlist the new.
