LFW 19th September 2010 – Louise Amstrup and Bryce Aime

Louise Amstrup
Louise decided to go for sexy bee keeper chic, with a touch of safari glamour. The colour palette started with refreshing tones of camel and cream that moved into several shades of blue from cold and icy to damn right stormy!

Prints were strong, true to Amstrup form and made me think of stormy weather, blown up, swirly and strong in tones of orange, red and yellow on grey, blue and cream bases. The collection showed a host of asymmetric dresses, that borrowed the shift form but draped beautifully at the front creating ripples.

While there were plenty of loose over coat style shirts, there were also some voluminous trench coats, cinched at the waist with a belt.
I loved the body con dresses and skirts that were exaggerated in their fit through seam details and fabric panelling choices. Asymmetric skirts showed off one sided, mini, structured peplums that caged out and added detail. The cropped leather/suede bomber in ice and light navy blue was definitely a fav piece.
The fabric choice of leather, suede and silk chiffon combined hard and soft perfectly.
Louise has a strong design signature that came through in this grown up and chic collection. Put us down for a chiffon scarfed bee keeper hat!

Bryce Aime
Bryce Aime showed some definite Oriental influences. A pastel palette to begin with in jersey cottons. Leggings were worn with almost everything but there was a big focus on hair fascinatas and obscure shaped wedges. A lot of asymmetric lines with detail on one shoulder. Bias cuts were used on dresses. The collection became more feminine with frilled hems and ruffles for detail on dresses. Tweed was introduced creating more texture to the simple cotton jerseys before. Lastly, more dresses appeared in colours like avocado green and yellow ocre with sparkles.

 

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