Roksanda RTW Spring 2023
Let there be light and darkness.
London Fashion Week colorist Roksanda Ilinčić presented her Spring 2023 show at the pavilion Serpentine, currently home to Theaster Gates Black Chapel.
This is Ilinčić's first time appearing outside of the official Fashion Week schedule of London. Last month, the art-loving designer canceled her London Fashion Week show after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and decided to walk during Frieze week instead.
During the pandemic, Ilinčić said the Serpentine "felt like a home away from home. C This is the fifth time I've exhibited here and unconsciously it probably influences my collections.
"Audiences were much more connected to art and creations, which is amazing because it t's a lot of my clients and usually they can't come to the show, but now they're all in town (for Frieze) so it's nice to be able to see them.”
Gates' black cylindrical shape, crafted from lightweight wood, paired with the dark and sleek collection of Ilinčić for a show charged with emotion.
The creator said behind the scenes that the show's meditation on death had to do with "private reasons". In her show notes, she said Gates' pavilion "unleashes the unexpected, yet meaningful, emotions that come with reflecting on death."
Ilinčić chose a rose as the inspiration for the season and a symbol of mourning. The designer also referenced pieces from her early collections and said she wasn't afraid to play with volume again.
Fuchsia and turquoise featherweight draped silk dresses could have been mistaken for delicately falling petals, while that origami roses in all scales and sizes were scattered all over the clothes. Casual suits came in sherbet hues, and models wore scholarly hats by Noel Stewart.
Ilinčić managed to turn his fragile sadness into something romantically poetic and dramatic.
Let there be light and darkness.
London Fashion Week colorist Roksanda Ilinčić presented her Spring 2023 show at the pavilion Serpentine, currently home to Theaster Gates Black Chapel.
This is Ilinčić's first time appearing outside of the official Fashion Week schedule of London. Last month, the art-loving designer canceled her London Fashion Week show after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and decided to walk during Frieze week instead.
During the pandemic, Ilinčić said the Serpentine "felt like a home away from home. C This is the fifth time I've exhibited here and unconsciously it probably influences my collections.
"Audiences were much more connected to art and creations, which is amazing because it t's a lot of my clients and usually they can't come to the show, but now they're all in town (for Frieze) so it's nice to be able to see them.”
Gates' black cylindrical shape, crafted from lightweight wood, paired with the dark and sleek collection of Ilinčić for a show charged with emotion.
The creator said behind the scenes that the show's meditation on death had to do with "private reasons". In her show notes, she said Gates' pavilion "unleashes the unexpected, yet meaningful, emotions that come with reflecting on death."
Ilinčić chose a rose as the inspiration for the season and a symbol of mourning. The designer also referenced pieces from her early collections and said she wasn't afraid to play with volume again.
Fuchsia and turquoise featherweight draped silk dresses could have been mistaken for delicately falling petals, while that origami roses in all scales and sizes were scattered all over the clothes. Casual suits came in sherbet hues, and models wore scholarly hats by Noel Stewart.
Ilinčić managed to turn his fragile sadness into something romantically poetic and dramatic.
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