Designer Notes
This new section of the website gives our designers the opportunity to give their feedback on the latest fashions.
Moss and Spy pays homage to YSL and the infamous Talitha Getty for Spring/Summer
When style icon Talitha Getty posed on a Marrakech rooftop in 1969 with the Atlas mountains behind her, draped in a multi-colored silk brocade robe and white boots, it was little surprise the woman who would become a muse to YSL would still be influencing fashion in 2009.
Moss and Spy is the latest designer to include a hint of Talitha and her friendship with YSL which has crept into its Spring/Summer.
"I think Talitha Getty embodied a late 60s early 70s glamour, a luxurious hippie look that has flourished ever since. Although Talitha was not known to everybody, all the fashion gurus of the late 20th and early 21st centuries have often written about her – especially via her association with YSL and her love of Marrakesh, which was a popular holiday spot for hippies in the late 1960s and has been a huge influence for artists over the years; the colours, the vibrancy and even the unique shapes of the buildings that remain today," said designer Lia Tsimos. "So the combination of all those styles and the relaxed lounge dresses, drop waists and wearable art is what has really influence much of the Spring/Summer collection."
Moss and Spy has captured some of the essence of Talitha with the bohemian chic of its summer collection; key fabrics include Sari influenced embroidered cottons, violet and green mixed with sensual neutral tones; ivory, oyster, stone, plus silver and gold.
Knitwear also features floral inspired designs with jacquard prints, large motif lace inserts, oversized and soft structured shirts in silk/cotton voile, floral vine prints on an oyster base; worn clinched at the waist pared with crisp cotton narrow pants in bronze or stone. Skirts are full and flirty in slim shantung prints with a small waist and fitted pussy bow, with styled satin blouses, or a pencil skirt for a slim silhouette paired with a floaty, loose-line shirt.
Lia spent several years living and studying in Paris and manages to bring a European elegance to everything she designs. She is also one of the rare designers who creates her own artwork for motifs. "I have designed many of the motifs myself and love the idea of wearable art. Growing up in the 70s I would love to see the ladies arrive for my mother’s dinner parties; with flowing lounge dresses, a folksie, garden party feel yet incredibly sophisticated. I wanted to create a relaxed feel, with dropped waists, streamlined bodies and lots of volume and fullness in the hems," said Lia.
Summer is all about high colour and solid blocked brightness, fused with a 70s Biba-feel with silk prints. Colours include fuchsia pink, orange, green and turquoise. Then, turn up the heat with retro style silk prints in floaty shapes with metallic hot pink/bronze lace and sexy silk satin wrap dresses, ombre shaded sequins sparkle in the party season’s micro tank dress. "If Talitha had survived she would be 68 this year, and I like to think she’d feel quite at home wearing Moss and Spy," said Lia.
Covers - Splendido - The Riviera Blues
“We have been fortunate to holiday on the French & Italian Riviera – so when we decided on a Spring Palette of BLUES we looked through our photo albums - the pics gave us the blues...ranging from the most delicate through to Azure & Navy – we combined them in our Amalfi Stripe Print”
Enjoy
Across a variety of fabrics...Linens, Taffeta, Stripes, Prints, Stretch Sequins and washed Leather – the palette dominated with Riviera Blues.
Textures feature: as leather is washed & soft; taffeta is crinkled; sequins give sheen; ruffles give softness; tucks and lattice details add dimension.
Pirate Black & Cloud White also feature: spiced with B/W woven textiles and balance with Nector (Shrimp) or Oasis (Lime).
First to arrive – the appetizers...Aperitifs”in Crinkle Taffeta. Pieces to take you to those occasions and celebrations ahead.
Camilla Soleil Collection
"The Soleil Spring-Summer 2009/10 Collection, is an explosion of colours and prints in signature vibrant creations. The Collection features light-as-feather floor-length dresses in Swarovski crystal adorned silk crepes, sheer hand-beaded silk dresses, flattering jumpsuits and playful playsuits – staples in the wardrobe of any girl holidaying and the perfect outfits for lounging at exclusive rooftop pool parties. Transcending resort-wear, we believe the future of the label is to dress our clientele both on a day-to-day basis as well as for evening events/the red carpet, for relaxing days at the beach, as well as being the perfect holiday wardrobe and quintessential resort-wear."
Morrison
Perth based Australians - Kylie Radford and Richard Poulson. Ably assisted by their loyal dog, a kelpie cross named "Morrison" - started the brand Morrison in 2002, with a vision of creating wearable clothes for real women. The plan was always simple, to do the best utmost in providing women who wear Morrison clothing to feel special, natural, comfortable and above all - beautiful. Morrison is not about trends, rather the focus is on classic simplicity and a wardrobe that becomes a trusted friend offering effortless elegance, timeless beauty and loving memories.
Kylie Radford and the Morrison brand is now lauded as one of the most naturally beautiful designer collections in Australia. A brand that is totally unique in that virtually all of the clothing is designed and made in Australia, from an amazing collection of natural fabrics gathered from around the world.
Light organic linens are sources from Belgium; while beautiful jersey knits from Japan are interspersed with a collection of carefully selected jewellery and accessories, many of which are unique to Australia and exclusive to Morrison stores.
