Capetown Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013: [Day 4] – Lalesso

Written by romola 296 days ago. Posted in Blog, Fashion Shows, Features.

We found that with this collection, our attentions were more drawn to the headdresses and oversize accessories rather than the pieces; the headdresses, very reminiscent of Junya Watanabe’s Spring 2009 show where the Japanese designer focused on African Inspired headwear featuring sheathed flowers and leaves. The Lalesso show saw printed fabrics, a lot of which appeared to be digitally printed – plunging necklines, hi-lo hemlines and slouchy fits were most featured. Tones ranging from turquoise to monochromes to bright orange, a lot of which was dotted on fabrics appearing to be a mixture of colors.

The headdresses seemed to have their individuality, taking inspiration from different tribes; notable tribes from the Lalesso show include, Hindus, Native Americans, West Africans and North Africans.