DEA KUDIBAL

Throughout the collection, the play of masculine and feminine is key. A white poplin blouse, reminiscent of an artist’s shirt, has a high collar and volume sleeves and works beautifully with boyish baggy pants in Saville Row checks or pleated trousers in supple leather. Feminine touches such as tiny covered buttons, frilled cuffs and faggotted edges provide a dainty counterpoint to slouchy tweed blazers and unlined Prince of Wales checked belted coats. Denim loses its workwear image and becomes elegant and chic in a full skirt or bandstand jacket - gold buttons being a witty nod to jeans studs. Knitwear also plays with the contrast between artistic and lady-like with creative fringes bursting from the shoulders of a roll neck sweater or hand embroidered flowers tracing the neck of a cardigan that sit alongside a demure cropped jacket in a textured knit complete with corsage flower. After all, a woman’s wardrobe should reflect all aspects of her personality...