Think Vintage Library oriental collections; numbers 205, 681, 687, 2357
Famous for rich brocaded silks figured with traditional flora and fauna iconography, East Asia has a long textile history which has inspired exotic fashion prints since the 1800s. For AW12 Dries Van Noten raided the archives of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, photographing their collection of kimonos and dragon robes. The photographs were then reworked into patched placement prints, carried on from the spliced print arrangements of his SS12 collection. While Proenza Schouler created their own silk brocades fashioned with blooming chrysanthemums and traditional Chinese-style leafed patterns in three different colour ways.
Dries Van Noten AW12; images from vogue.com
Dries Van Noten AW12; images from vogue.com
Dries Van Noten AW12; images from vogue.com
Dries Van Noten AW12; images from vogue.com
Dries Van Noten AW12; images from vogue.com
Proenza Schouler AW12; images from vogue.com
Proenza Schouler AW12; images from vogue.com
Backstage at Proenza Schouler AW12; images from vogue.com
Backstage at Proenza Schouler AW12; images from vogue.com
