Jimmy D is back at Fashion Week and I am happy. His AW11 was a tight, cohesive collection. We liked that he just goes his own way now, and the details that have become his own just flow through the whole collection….
Jimmy D AW11
NZ Fashion Week 22 September 2010
Jimmy D is back at Fashion Week and I am happy.
He has been concentrating on ‘Children of Vision,’ the store he runs with friend Vicky Chan (of General Cucumber), for the last year or two. Now that it is running so well, he has been able to turn his attentions back to designing a full range. He has had pieces in the shop, doing a few each season. These have sold quickly and with no fuss to clients who adore his design ethic.
It was neatly described, and so obviously shown today, that his style is ‘delicate but aggressive’. I wish I had thought of that, but it was mentioned to me immediately following the show and it is an apt description.
It was a tight, cohesive collection. We liked that he just goes his own way now, and the details that have become his own just flow through the whole collection. The prints were outstanding; fine and feminine with a dark twist to them. We liked the mixing of washed-out sweat shirting and silk.
There is of course only one colour with Jimmy D, black, and the absence of colour, white. And it wasn’t a cream white; it was a stark white silk.
We particularly loved the large white printed dress. It epitomises his pieces; oversized, but somehow uniquely feminine. Feminine, but not for a woman to be messed with!
All the layering of the silks with ties, and drawstrings, and d ring buckles have just become his trademark.
The styling, by Chris Lorimer, was spot on, using all the pieces in so many ways you begin to wonder how many core garments there really are. Silk shirts where worn on the side, held there by a tie. Skirts worn both ways, and t-shirts as dresses. Shorts worn two pairs at a time.
Panelled detailing on some of the georgette pieces made them anything but plain. Lots of long ‘tails’ or half skirts to the floor gave it a glamorous dynamic.
The shoes were by Chaos and Harmony, and the jewellery by Meadowlark. All the prints were taken from artist Andrew McLeod’s work. The half slicked back styling of the hair was gorgeous, using Fudge headed by Fudge Artistic Director Luana Coscia.
James Dobson – we are VERY happy to have you back.
By Anya Brighouse
Photos by Megan Robinson using the Canon IXUS 130IS
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