Sass Bibe 

Spring/Summer 2013

Colour Palette-  white, black grey, orange, gold

Garment shapes- pipe trousers, loose sleeveless tops, quarter jackets 

Length- above the knee

Textiles Techniques-  laser cutting, embellishment, beading 

Prints-  geometric and floral repeat patterns,

Fabric- sheer, silk, knit, cotton, feathers 

Key details-  round neck, synched waist, sleeveless, 

Looks-1- pipe trousers with lacer cutting and heavily beaded round neck/ sleeveless top,2- embellished tops and loose flared trouser with sheer and cotton, 3- pipe trouser, round neck silk top and heavily embellished quarter jacket, 4, halter neck heavily embellished straight dress, 5, metallic neck and waist detailing and sheer  slit gown, 6, feather skirt and knitted embellished round neck jumper, 7, low v cut playsuit with draped sleeves and trouser legs, 8, feather black skirt and embellished high neck. 

Accessories - Thin Waist belts 

Style.com Review by Jo-Ann furniss

Presenting something more stripped back and stark this season, the duo was working in the vein of "the traditional modernist," according to Heidi Middleton. There was a play on the masculine and feminine, particularly in the use of the tuxedo, as well as on light and dark—yes, this was another predominantly black and white collection for Spring. There was discernibly less of the embellishment and ethnic folderol of seasons past. While it might not have been Le Courb modernism they were looking at, a sense came through of the Deco (or maybe disco) kind, the kind with a small M.

When embellishment was used, it was done mostly with precision and control, such as in the edging of a cape or to enhance the structure of a dress. And when the designers went for it, it was still with a certain element of restraint: Witness a controlling grid pattern to encase fluoro orange shells, the intense use of small, oblong silver paillettes, or the almost military-style embroidery on the last looks of the collection.

Personal Review -

This collection uses slick modern garments shapes that present the modern feminist, strong, structured and luxurious. Controlled embellishment is used to add decorative surface texture through geometric shapes and floral laser cut motifs on leather. The black and white colour palette makes it professional and slick injecting orange through embellishment to enthuses texture. 

How it would work in my collection-

The collection looks overall very professional and luxurious jet is still playful through heavy embellished areas. This is something I would be interested in introducing into my own collection, high end women's wear. The garment shapes themselves are a mixture of structured and loose which would work well with my leather and silk samples. Using the geometric beading as inspiration I would like to experiment with beading on my own samples.