Thursday 13 May 2010

~ Burberry's Visual Effect

"I've been liking things where you can't quite understand what you're looking at," said Christopher Bailey, searching for words to describe the blurry visual effect of a soft, puffy-edged, bark-textured trench over a short gauze draped dress.

Elsewhere, what appeared at first glance to be a fluffy pale jacket of tufted tulle turned out to be made of leather, minutely shaved with razors to give an "eyelash"-fine 3-D texture.


The intense level of in-house research and fabric innovation is worn lightly, creating a raft of effects here that Bailey described with adjectives like "cloudy," "seductive," and "relaxed."

The result: a lightened-up, youthful lineup of pragmatic day-to-day separates—like puffy-shouldered knits with a knot in the sleeve and pleated pants with rolled cuffs—that pays attention to delivering specialness while deflating any sense of showy luxe.

Pictures via Style/Vogue.com

27 comments:

Unknown said...

oh i love! i'm dying for a burberry scarf.

Missy
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THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...

Oh I do love this collection. So youthful, light, airy & dreamy. I think it's really spectacular.

Hope it's stops raining soon! xoxo

Gorgeous Glam said...

I love the lines on the Burberry clothes, it's impecable. I've been desiring a coat of theirs for years! xoxo

thingsIlove said...

Love it! Thanks for sharing.

its simple love said...

The colors suck you in an odd way considering there really aren't any... This reminds me of a play I saw one time, Sweeney Todd (yes now a movie) Everyone looked as though they were in a black and white movie.

Rachael

Anonymous said...

love love love this collection!

INTRO TO MY LIFE said...

burberry is just amazing

J. said...

Such an amazing collection! I would be happy if these were the only pieces in my closet! Such beautiful cuts and tailoring, sigh...

jak said...

i do like the color both the outfits and the photographs...two days ago, i saved fashion images from Korean fashion label "Basic House" (similar concept) hehehe...i saved ur first image also ya...

ps: new layout...i have to adapt with my sight lol

Kim Axani said...

Lots of white there, but great for Spring! Hope you are doing well..

LenoreNeverM♡re said...

I'm amazed at how this traditional house has transformed their look! LUV it!!

chantelle said...

i love the pale and nude colour pallette as opposed to a gaudy over the top collection! really very lovely :)

Rhiannon Bosse said...

What a pretty little place you have here :) And dreamy pieces above to boot! Have a lovely day! XO

Amy T said...

beautiful collection
very girly!

Unknown said...

nice post lovely outfits a great collection

simple et chic said...

love ur blog , its awesome .
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April said...

Wow that's a lot of khaki. haha

Vera said...

gahh these are so gorgeous!

Macarena said...

Me encanta la coleccion
=)
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Barbara von Enger said...

Burberry makes simple, elegant and relaxed clothing. I so adore the natural simplicity of their designs. Have a nice weekend;-)

The Fashion Bloggess said...

wow! great post as per usual!
LOVE your blog sooooo much!
Such an inspiration! Definitely
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Couture Carrie said...

Such a gorgeous collection!

xoxox,
CC

Irène said...

Thanks a lot for your nice comment! I really like Burberry!

julianne. said...

i love you burberry.
you make such amazing things.<3

Sarah Klassen said...

A-mazing, dear Fé! I love Burberry... the route that they have gone in, their photography, their fashion, everything. The utmost elegance and quality. Thanks for sharing :)

Jess said...

OMG I love the collection!

Fé... said...

Interesting comment, Rachael. I think I felt something like that a little bit when I first saw the collection. That's why I posted it.

Hahaha. I do agree that this collection is amazing, J.. But having only them in the closet, don't you think it would be a bit boring, with only one color! Sometimes you just miss the bright pieces.

Jak!!! You owe me comments about my new layout! How has the adaptation going on?

Fortunately white is my favorite color, Miss*Kimmy. I think it's the perfect color for every season. You can never go wrong with white.

Yeap. I'm also amazed at the miraculous work of Christoper Bailey, Len♥reNeverM♥re. Don't we all just love him?

I heart your blog too, simple et chic. It reflects the title so much. Following you back!

I heart your honest true-from-the-heart feedback, April. I can't help laughing. Yeah, I think there's a bit too much khaki :p