Again and
as every year at the same time the hallstands in the studio are full of new
designs.
The new
fall/winter collection 2015/16 MANY
MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB is out and here I
want to show you as always what it is about this year.
If you are
a follower of my work then you already know that I always search for
inspiration and new ideas in any kind of terrain without limits.
So this
year all comes up from two experiences I made.
The
first one was nothing more and nothing
less than my summer-holiday I spent in the Catalan Pyrenees where I climbed up
really huge mountains for the second time in my life. A truly extraordinary nature
experience.
As
usual, I never dress in a special way for doing special things-I am
a girl that grew up in the countryside which is not used to wear special
sportsclothes for doing sports, or special trekking clothes for climbing up
mountains and so on.
So I asked
myself seeing all these mountaineers with their sticks and pseudo breatheable
Decathlon outfits: What about those times when people did mountain climbing and
all these special clothes did not exist- how did they looked like climbing up
mountains- especially women?
So doing my
research I found out that women started mountain climbing much later than men. Like
always they were dependent in what social restrictions wanted or better said
not wanted them to do- and of course no women was considered to do men-things
like mountain climbing.
While I
found pictures of the first women climbing up mountains in 1870 or the
beginning of the 20th century I felt like: Wow-these women look like me today
doing mountain-climbing. Wearing skirts with boots ,mulitlayered outfits, scarves
and hoods and always with a charming look.
A perfect
inspiration source for my NEW COLLECTION.
But this
season I also want to talk about something else in my work.
And here we
come to my second subject of inspiration and the MORE IMPORTANT one - This one
has its base in a general worry I have and which gets stronger the older I
grow, the more I read, see and experience.
It´s about
environment, the little we care about our natural resources, about pollution, about
climate change, about our planet earth in general and in our daily routines.
It seems to
me that people today in the year 2015 with 24h wireless internet connections on
their smart phones and so many possibilities to be informed about what is
happening in the world still don´t know
the facts about how bad things are really going for our planet and what they can do to make a change.
It is so important that each of us makes a
little effort and thinks about what we can do to stop climate change and to be
more responsible with our environment and resources.
Do we
really need so much clothes? Or doesn´t it makes much more sense to just buy one
piece of garment which is
manufactured in a responsible way of production with biodegradable
materials.
So I tried to use for this year´s collection
only sustainable materials like fabrics with an ökotex-stamp or recycled fabrics.
And I sew in each garment a little tag with a short statement to remind my
clients of what they can do for a better environment and ecology.
Our nature
is so overwhelming! We need to keep it healthy and alive, today and every
day-because it matters!
In this
sense: There are Many Mountains to climb!
Enjoy the
photos:
STYLE 1
STYLE 2
STYLE 3
STYLE 4
STYLE 5
STYLE 4 & 5
STYLE 6
STYLE 7
STYLE 8
STYLE 9
STYLE 10
STYLES 8 & 10
STYLE 11
STYLE 12
STYLE 13
STYLE 14
ADDITION:
Planing the shooting I shared my ideas with my dear friend and at the same time
my favorite illustrator Neus Caamaño: Lucky me that I could again count with
Neus´ professional experience so it was another lovely and enriching experience
to design and built the stage design hand in hand with this great artist!
Like always many thanks to my wonderful team of this years shooting
Makeup:
Valentine Perrín Morali
Models:
Alina Zarekaite & Daniela Manzoni
