okay. so just as i was beginning to get spoiled with all things at buenos aires fashion week, finding that the event's coverage was so much better than the (lack of) i'm been bemoaning in cities like copenhagen and brisbane, it seems that fate is finally catching up, and that unfortunately the charming s/s 2013 range of the argentine label visentini got hardly any love at all.
save for an article on the blog trendy jungle pointing out that a sunny shade of yellow--which has manifested on many a spring catwalk this bafw--cropped up in the show, which was titled 'metamorphose', the only source we really have comes from the press release at the bafw site itself. but on the other hand (and especially after the desolate wastelands the press leaves in brisbane), this is actually pretty good, giving us most of what we're looking for (yaaay!).
and so, "(a)s I do in all my collections, for this I was inspired by an event like an experience that transcended my life, I became an abstract and subjective concept to transform it into shape, colour, function and aesthetics as main protagonists of matter. In this case, was the following: 'When the thin line between what dies and what lives through the structure of life, there is a crisis generated by mutation. The culmination is a stadium that produces change. METAMORPHOSE is a product of transformation, a juncture organized by reality but unstable, subject to evolution," (trans.) was how the site explained the collection's background.
now, if you didn't totally get that, i suppose it's okay, because this wasn't really one of those collections wholly easy to 'read'. the designer went on to explain that the palette was chosen based on the way colours were reflected and changed according to lights (and saturation, if i'm understanding properly), resulting in "black [which] is always present, white, gray and a range of saturated yellows, blues, magentas, celestial purple and contrast green, accompanying the tones generated by the value brightness and light incidence."
range materials included lamé, satin, leather, chiffon, and organza, and although in general, there were a few edgier creations, like the asymmetrical cuts on tops and dresses, or the bold, helmut-like headdresses that a handful of the models wore, there were plenty of charming, wearable pieces, as well, such as the sweet peter pan-collared top (at bottom), or the pretty fifties-sixties taupe and aqua sleeveless midi-length frock (third from above), mixed in with a lot of transparent elements for a little sauciness, miniskirts, and summery (but not too short) shorts. it's a shame the house didn't get a little more attention in the press, but maybe the backstory (and trying to understand it) proved too much of a headache? (see additional show images at f mag)
(check out a short collection video here)
