M I S S O N I

I've been longing for the summer and Missoni's Spring Summer 2014 makes me crave it even more. In my opinion, nothing beats feeling the sun on your skin, having bare toes and not wearing a coat. I love the playful styling of this campaign; the bright, solid collage shapes are a beautiful contrast to the delicate and detailed surfaces of cloth.

P I N T E R E S T

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T O A S T II

Here are some of my favourite images from Toast's latest catalogue. I love the combination of landscape images, which suggest the atmosphere and inspiration behind the collection, as well as styled photographs of the collection in beautiful settings. Toast's combinations of materials, ranging from cold metals to warm wools and their use of pattern, seen on ceramics, clothes and interiors accessories never fail to amaze and inspire me. 

C O L L A G E

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Celine's Spring Summer 2014 Paris Show was a riot of colour, matierial and pattern. Painterly brushstrokes were not applied to the surface but woven into the cloth; simple black marks on a white background contrast with overlapping tones of red, orange and brown which suggest an intriguing sense of depth. The collection also explores an exciting approach to material; fine pleated skirts feature sheer panels whilst loops of thread hung from garments as if they were falling apart. 

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It's very exciting to see so much print in Missoni's Spring Summer 2014 collection. Patterns are explored using different media, a range of material bases and repeated at multiple scales. I particularly like how simple shapes are used as all over, densely arranged patterns and then blown up in scale so that one motif wraps around the whole body. 

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