Following a Fall collection that referenced Oscar Niemeyer's Brazilian architecture, there was an
intriguing logic to Berardi taking on candomblé, the Brazilian version of voodoo, for his Resort
collection. "I like the sense of ceremony," he said, which translated into a graphic, high priestess-y
group of black and white shot through with lace and pared down by Berardi's own body-conscious signature.
If that kind of monochrome effect felt like something the designer has focused on in the past,
the rain forest made its presence felt in prints, which were new for Berardi. He was after something
hot and sultry, "the feeling of nature, green with flesh underneath." He also used embroidery to duplicate
the effect of hummingbird wings.
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