Ramblings #2

Browsing some online eye candy via style.com I have been salivating over Givenchy's Fall 09 Couture show. Riccardo Tisci has brought Middle-Eastern influences to the collection and some serious gold it has to be said. What got me so interested was the rich colour, see above. In my opinion these pieces also look very wearable, and comfortable, given that it is couture. The quote below details the designer's inspirations.

This season, ideas about Morocco, Berber tribes people, and equestrianism informed both narratives—not that the collection read in any literal ethnographic way. It began with fiercely tailored, padded-shouldered coats molded into the waist and over the hips in black velvet or patinated strips of leather—the riding element—and then moved on into sarouel-influenced pants, hoods, veiled and draped silhouettes, and gold embroidery with a Middle Eastern influence.

I'm still sold on the comfort element. These garments look to me as though they could weather the fierce winds of the Sahara Desert. Well the top one at least. The collection also included soft veils and leather, as described above, adding a distinct adventurous element. And where would we be if these spectacular couture shows did not transport us to another land?