Day Glow Brilliance In Peter Pilotto’s Aw15
Summer 2015 is coming to a close and the cooler wintery air is bringing with it a whole host of new, fabulous designs, exuding a new palette of colours and styles. This can be seen in Pilotto and de Vosâ Autumn Winter collection. Some may speculate that the style, gracing the catwalks, reï¬ects a more modest or placid approach to design from the pair of digi-print geniuses ( who have previously described their style as being âabout a certain playfulnessâ ), due to the more frequent appearances of white clothing, juxtaposing their SS â15 collection which featured seemingly electrical bursts of dayglow brilliance.
However Pilotto and de Vos have made no secret about the fact that they take plenty of inspiration from nature, indeed their SS â12 collection had inï¬uences from exotic palm leaves, which the pair pronounced they had digitally manipulated into several of their pieces from that collection, presenting their work as ânature in a stylised wayâ.
Therefore it would be fair to speculate that this season, Pilotto is staying in touch with the natural seasonal changes, and bringing more earthy tones to the table. Meanwhile, of course, the playful element is still apparent, with inï¬uences from game boards such as Pinball and Connect Four, as well as those typical heady punches of vibrant colours, evoking a childlike delight amongst the observers of this collection.
Do not be fooled, although it is clear the AW â15 collection is not the festival of ï¬uorescent colours that it was in the SS â15 collection, the brand still sports the 70âs inï¬uenced look throughout all the pieces, with wide collars on outerwear, and tailored structural silhouettes presented through manipulation of the style of the clothing and the choice of fabric, as well as the intricate geometric patterns adorning the pieces. This season Pilotto is bringing a modern sassy twist to a canvas of classic pieces, allowing women – as Peter Pilotto observes â[to] create their own identity while wearing our thingsâ Overall Pilottoâs collection seem to be ceremoniously presenting the concept that dressing for the season does not necessarily mean dressing dull!
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