Duro Olowu F/W 2014: Print is the Word
Minimalism is one of the key trends of fashion, seemingly never dying out. You have your simple white top, plain crepe black pants, and that's that. Your closet can't get enough of them. One thing we do know about closets though, is that they prefer a slight change with clothes, favouring colourful fabrics in particular.
Duro Olowu just happens to have the perfect prescription. The Nigerian-born, London raised designer looked to his native city of Lagos for inspiration. In an interview with Vogue, he said: "Fabric is the one thing that we all have in common, it's a universal language." So it's obviously no surprise how he worked the most gorgeous of fabrics into dresses, coats and even skirts. We love how the combinations match; the impeccable contrast of Swiss fabrics and Burkina Faso textiles. The creations are utterly natural and artisanal. Although we can't really say the same about the pieces like the striped cobalt blue and neon pink cape or the blue floral jumpsuit with pink frills- both were out of place.
One thing that stood out the most though, were the traditional Arabian sandals produced by Emirati footwear brand Tamashee. Olowu made a genius move of course, as this collaboration serves to produce the birth of a new winter look. A modern African/Middle-Eastern icon good enough to be photographed on the streets of New York during fashion week. Call it the new streetstyle.
