From beach to boho chic

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-06-20 14:25

Japan's influence on design could be felt in the Fause Haten show, as far as following in the tradition of avant-garde design. One of the most popular collections shown at SPFW, Fause Haten showed an eveningwear collection that included narrow silk cocktail dresses featuring origami folds and sculptural bubble skirts. A chic periwinkle blue silk pajama-like pantsuit especially stood out in this collection that never seemed to hit a cohesive mark, falling somewhere between a 2008 version of "Dallas," a 1980's prom or "Blade Runner."

Wes Anderson's 2007 film "The Darjeeling Limited," with its wealthy prepster characters on a bohemian soul-searching journey, provided the theme for menswear label V. Rom, who distilled the narrative into a collection of looks for free-spirited men with a carefully constructed boho look. Loud Liberty of London-style prints, brashly colored pants in bright red or green, pegged pant cuffs, waistcoats and preppy suit jackets seemed to scream, "I'm rich and eccentric, so what?"

Sassy womenswear label Triton mixed butterfly imagery - fluttery laser-cut layers of petals, ruffles and butterfly prints - with an homage to 1980's Thierry Mugler, with corseted waists and voluminous bubble skirts, mixed with a little punk rock flavor in the form of tartan plaids, zippered front dresses and studded belts. Disheveled blond updos and dark smokey eyes would have made Debbie Harry jealous.

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