Simone Rocha S/S 2014 London

[Bernadette]

Photos courtesy of wwd.com

 

[Bernadette]

Photos courtesy of wwd.com

 

[Bernadette]

Photos courtesy of wwd.com

 

[Bernadette]

Photos courtesy of wwd.com

 

[Bernadette]

Simone Rocha made excellent work of her Irish roots, drawing on the west of the island — Connemara — its Catholic traditions and seaside landscape for collection of beautiful melancholy.

It was Rocha’s finest work yet, an elevation of her girlish signatures to the grown up via sophisticated cuts and fabrications.

Alluding to the churchgoing rites of mourning and communion, Rocha worked mostly in black and white with moments of mossy green and gold.

Classic silhouettes — structured dresses with full skirts and tailoring — were subverted with drooping, deconstructed ruffles, and typically conservative pearls were strategically placed on collars, cuffs and ruffles for a modern edge.

Rei Kawakubo's influence was obvious, particularly in the finale of models wearing chaste white dresses, their heads and upper bodies veiled in artfully messy tulle. But Rocha held her focus, developing her own way of lacing the proper with pretty perversion.

Source: wwd.com

 

[Not Plain Jane]

I thought the veiled section was really sweet even if the influences were obvious.

Good collection overall; my favourites looks were #14-19, those white lacey bits and green pieces.

 

[Scott]

yeah i think the collection could have done without the literal CdG references....not just with the veils but the voluminous skirts with the sheer tulle tops is straight from CdG as well.

other than that i do like what she does....she definitely inherited her father's knack for cuts and volumes. but her treatment to garments from what i've seen over the past few seasons,is a lot more contemporary than the more organic approach her father works. all in all,it really does make a nice counterpart. a little bit like the UK version of yohji and limi.

 

[softgrey]

i love looking at this, but i don't actually want to wear any of it...
not sure i can put my finger on why, exactly...

maybe it's like macaroons?...
they look so pretty but are too sweet for my personal taste...