Together, they represented the Bratislava-based brand’s design team and, aside from the strong female message, there was the secondary message of the collective “we” in the wake of artistic director Samuel Drira’s departure back in June.
Without him, the brand risked losing focus and possibly a forward thrust. But this collection proved that the gals are doing just fine, upholding self-assured femininity expressed through airy, natural fabrics and thoughtful layers. Their creations were presented slowly, with models circling a pitch of stylized soil at close range, which allowed us a few extra seconds to observe the relaxed tailoring marked with laces or knots—and to also to process the myriad straps and elaborate draping. A pocketed gilet and cropped blouson signaled that the team was treating this collection in a functional, relevant way despite an obvious Central European–countryside-shepherd reference (if any label showing in Paris can claim this authentically, it’s Nehera). But chalk it up to a sign of the times—and an inkling for edge—new military-inspired, wearable bags have replaced the artisanal accessories of previous collections.
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