Last time I spoke to young designer Laura Theiss on this blog, she explained me why knitwear fascinated her.
I recently had the chance of doing another interview with Theiss – currently out on Dazed Digital – and focused this time on the new inspirations and techniques she developed in her Autumn/Winter 2010-11 collection.
Moving from samurai girls, Theiss developed a new vision for her knitwear, including in her collection designs that transform and reinvent the traditional garments worn by samurais. One of the skirts she designed is for example three-dimensionally built from hundreds of tassels, a reference to the decorations on samurai swords.
I really liked Theiss' samurai-inspired look book images as they make me think a lot about Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, though in a more colourful way.
If you missed Theiss in Paris, don’t worry, you may still have a chance to catch her at London’s Alternative Fashion Week.
Photograph credits:
Photographer: Sean Collymore
Stylist: Claudia Behnke
Styling Assistance: Irene Manicone and Tanya Gohil
Make-up and Hair: Elizabeth Hsieh
Model: Gana@Profile
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