Calla F/W 10.11

[GERGIN]

Calla Haynes, 29, born in Toronto, based in Paris, is the designer behind the new label CALLA. After attending Parsons School of Design, she worked with Olivier Theyskens at Rochas and Nina Ricci where she honned her textile and print design skills.

Haynes’ collection is based on her idea of “relaxed luxury” - a brand that is unique and crafted, while at the same time modern and easy to wear. Her strong print designs are the foundation of each collection.

www.calla.fr

Images from calla.fr

 

[before]

It's nice to see something that's simply gorgeous. I can definitely see why she worked for Olivier.

 

[Over the Sea]

very elegant

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Some gorgeous clothes.

 

[TaylorBinque]

Yay, this is my first post.

I like the pants and the last look.

 

[tricotineacetat]

Yes, you definitely get a similar sensibility with these clothes in terms of proportion and cutting between her and Theyskens, but that's a good thing to me, especially since Olivier left the limelight and there are no signs of him surfacing elsewhere - Her pants are great and those printed, slim legged ones are a good example on how she really succeeded in giving her otherwise beautiful, feminine designs a welcome, boy-ish balance that adds a great deal of nonchalance to her otherwise very feminine designs.

Knowing that she's specialized in printing, you can definitely see how her input must have informed many of Olivier's collections in his later tenure at Rochas and even more so at Nina Ricci where you can only guess just how much freedom she was given on the fabric work and maybe even on the clothes themselves - The fact that she managed to bring back all these strengths to this small and focussed collection really makes for a very promising start of her venture and I'm looking forward to seeing how this evolves in the future!

 

[girlalamode]

Very beautiful. The first outfit is my favourite.

 

[lollicandy]

I like this very much.

 

[Vivian Darkbloom]

I love the fabrics. There are some really great pieces in this collection, the slim trousers are awesome and the nude and black jacket is a real standout for me, I wish I could wear it!