Looks like two years after calling for a futuristic and scientific approach to fashion on this site, designers are finally catching on. The universe and the cosmos have indeed been on the mind of quite a few designers in the last few months. These themes were mainly translated in the clean cut silhouettes or in prints of nebulae and stellar skies.
The latest one to catch the bug was Monique Lhuillier who stated her Pre-Fall 2013 collection was inspired by sci-fi moods. The latter were clear in the rigorous silhouettes of some of her dresses and in her tailored uniform-like coats.
In some cases the textures seemed to imitate universe-related themes: a crinkled jacquard sweatshirt matched with a skirt (View this photo) and a degradé sheath dress (View this photo) mimicked the rugged surface of the moon.
Sci-fi moods were emphasised also in the strong shoulders and were obvious in the separates and A-line dresses with prints of galaxies in copper or in silvery blue hues. For the evening the designer translated the theme into deep blue and silvery gowns with lace inserts, draped motifs, voluminous layers of tulle or beads and metallic discs (View this photo) creating starburst effects over nude chiffon.
Rather than making me think about the cosmo, the burnt copper prints on some of the designs evoked memories of Arnaldo Pomodoro's bronze sculpture "Sfera con sfera" (Sphere Within Sphere).
Pomodoro's art is dominated by a geometric spirit and his spheres that open up to reveal their mysterious mechanisms, symbolise our planet somehow corroded by the advancements of technology. Yet rather than having a negative meaning, the gears inside the spheres seem to have an extraordinary energy that prompts us to hope in a better future.
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