Marios Schwab, Marios, Marios Schwab. What a genius. He revisited his interest in costume/period clothing from last season and came up with le nouveau dirndl.
Schwab doesn’t elicit the same fangirl response that Alexander Wang or Marc Jacobs get, but his collections are just as full of mind explosion magic as the best of ‘em. The 3d sequins, the utlralong ’90s, the body con. He’s a bit like the Zelig of fashion.
I picked up this dirndl from Colours, the amazing vintage shop in Berlin. The pictures were taken on the Watercress Line Real Ale Train, which I only found out about from a bearded man in a pub. If you like ale and you like steam trains, well, it’s pretty much heaven in a souvenir pint mug. I had to take the dress in a little in the breasticle area but man oh man I love it. It’s lined with a heart print fabric and even has pockets, I feel very productively pretty in it. Have to wear a vest otherwise it just feels like Too Much Breast, but that is because I come from the Hadley Freeman school of hardly ever frapping ‘em out.
Now if I had that same dress in a soft Schwab dove grey, maybe with a little chiffon froth to cover my modesty on the top… I would probably do a little sexvom in my mouth. These minidresses below are also amazing, the hiking boot eyelet detail, chic drapery and cut scream boardroom to me for some reason. I’ve been a little bored of statement minis, they just feel a bit juvenile at the moment but I would definitely wear these no qualms. Smart for work, right?
