Quote: Originally Posted by
liba
I really like this "spiritual" bent that the collection themes are going in. Just saw a preview of Illamasqua's fall collection called Sacred Hour and now Divine Night.
To me, Divine Night sounds like Art Deco or Art Nouveau or the 60's hippie reinterpretation of these eras. I would KILL for an Art Nouveau or Belle Epoque style theme, with shimmering colors right out of a Fortuny pleated grecian gown. Feast your eyes on this link for amazing Fortuny photos:
http://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/tagged/Mariano-Fortuny
I love Fortuny's stuff - so simple, yet so elegant and rich looking. And no one knows how he achieved his method of pleating the silks he used. And those wonderful hand-made details...
I'm also a fan of Paul Poiret. Also often simple, but his designs were a bit more "fantastique".
Both of them more modern than Art Nouveau, but Fortuny really presaged the elegance of the best Art Deco gowns.