Secret Paradise - Alice & Olivia Spring 2012

Alice & Olivia RTW S/S 2012

"Darling," Brittany implied in a matter-of-fact tone, "I have never even begin to think of vacationing in such a delightful place!" The tropics of Parais seemed to sweep past her in the convertible as if she was longingly watching a film. She needn't live vicariously this time, though, as all her hopes and dreams materialized all around: Forbidden Trees held lavish fruits of lipstick red, blush pink, and martini green. It felt like she was peeking into a secret garden locked away by an angel!
She sat back, bit her bottom lip, fixed her bug-eye sunglasses and sunhat, and gave way to the sigh of contentment. Her life could end right there, and she wouldn't mind being "spiritually stuck" between the pomegranate Daiquiri drinks and mint leaves of the equatorial Paradis - as long as she was allowed to keep the shoes.

Inspiration

The Secret Garden

Tarzan & Jane

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Uncaged Bird, Take Flight - Somarta Spring/Summer 2012

Somarta Spring/Summer 2012
Tamae Hirokawa
Tokyo Fall 2011

A mother arrives at her children's begging and pleading, hungry for the daily worm. Feeding them, she thinks about her exactly measured home. She was proud of the work she put into the geometric nesting area he had graphed and started for her with his own bare claws. Who was he? Her lover who had fearlessly sacrificed his aerodynamic life for the freedom of his bloodline - their fledgelings.
His commitment had inspirited in her a resilient disposition to defend and be aware of any prowlers about.
An unforgiving mountain panther had gripped her lover's wings one stormy night when he was protecting her under his warm water-resistant feathers. She recalled his struggling against the giant black shadows of growls and screeches and the fog that seemed to suffocate her heart.

She had taken a chance then - a palette of wrath puffing through her shocked body. She had attacked. She the force of a thousand thunder bolts.

The fluffiness of her plumage evolved into pointy elements of spikes.

Red spilled in lines all around: the fierce lion had lay as a flightless cat.

She would never forget her lover's last words:

"Live unbound. Take flight."

Inspiration

Thunderbirds from Native American lore (as the designer mentioned).



 Peter Pan & the love story



Somarta

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