Straight from the runway: Nicholas Oakwell Couture
British couturier Nicholas Oakwells spring-summer 2012 show at Claridges on Thursday evening drew inspiration from the archives of jewellery house Grima.
The designs encapsulated a jewellery box-worth of crystalline hues, with citrines, emeralds and sapphires drawing the eye.
Last season was more romantic, whilst the pieces of Grima's that inspired me were Modernist and much lighter, Oakwell said. His use of materials and texture are reflected in this collection.
Click through sketches of collection pieces above
A sketch of Look 8 from Nicholas Oakwell's S/S '12 couture collection.
A sketch of Look 5 from Nicholas Oakwell's S/S '12 couture collection.
A sketch of Look 6 from Nicholas Oakwell's S/S '12 couture collection.
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