IsabelleOC » marios schwab http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:02:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Marios Schwab’s nouveau dirndl http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2010/03/16/marios-schwab-nouveau-dirndl/ http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2010/03/16/marios-schwab-nouveau-dirndl/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:35:06 +0000 Isabelle http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/?p=907

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 [...]]]>

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.

marios scwab dirndl aw 10
marios schwab dirndl aw10 collection

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.

dirndl dress isabelle ocarroll

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?

marios schwab dirndl dress aw10

]]> http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2010/03/16/marios-schwab-nouveau-dirndl/feed/ 1 Long skirts: Marios Schwab, Miranda Kerr, and Haider Ackermann http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2010/02/01/long-skirts-marios-schwab-miranda-kerr-and-haider-ackerman/ http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/2010/02/01/long-skirts-marios-schwab-miranda-kerr-and-haider-ackerman/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:30:20 +0000 Isabelle http://www.isabelleoc.co.uk/?p=634 Sarah Mower described as "new and "out there" in a way few designers dare in these days of commercial constraints". She went on to use the word 'bellwether', which Wikipedia told me is an "entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings." Bang on. ]]>

Warning, extra long post, this has been mulling in my head for over two years so left crack it open and inhale the heady must…

It first started with Marios Schwab‘s A/W 08 catwalk show, a collection Sarah Mower described as “new and “out there” in a way “few designers dare in these days of commercial constraints”. She went on to use the word ‘bellwether’, which Wikipedia told me is an “entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings.” Bang on.

marios schwab long

When I watched the show I was completely in awe, but I also felt a bit sorry for Mr Schwab. This wasn’t a collection that press and buyers were going to fawn over in the way they all fell head over heels with his 3D collection just one year later. As the models baby-stepped off the catwalk I got the feeling that it was time for long skirts, maybe not yet but soon. There’s a saying that goes it doesn’t matter if you’re first to unearth a trend, you also have to break it at the right moment.

Rachael walking me to the train station from her house was also food for thought. Long skirt (paisley?), orange and fuchsia quilted ballet pumps, rock tee. Girl can carry off a look. Apparently the long skirt earns her the most compliments ever from men, more food for thought.

Fast-forward to this summer, a torn out picture of Miranda Kerr from some random slagmag. I’m not really sure what she does, but she can hella carry off a long skirt. The important thing is the column shape of the skirt. Being 5″8 doesn’t really lend itself to wearing billowing Coleen Rooney style maxi dresses, but a column shape I can deal with. Kerr looks relaxed and stylish, and I added this skirt onto a mile high list of things to make. Jessica Biel is another sleb who can really carry off a long skirt, hers is more billowy, but the proportions are the same. The Olsens are also known for their long skirts, but most of the time they’re a bit grunge luxe which isn’t really my thing, this outfit is rather nice and brings us to the next designer.

miranda kerr olsen jessica biel long skirt

Haider Ackermann popularised long skirts even further with his bias cut silk offerings, teamed with matching biker jackets. It was a brave man who could bring back long bias cut skirts but Ackermann managed it brilliantly. Also, Helena Christensen is a fan.

haider ackermann

This isn’t the end of the long skirt outpourings so keep your eyes peeled for further posts this week…

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