Wednesday 2 April 2008

Mayle

Mayle is well known for creating feminine collections. The line has, in general, a vintage vibe and her designer Jane Mayle pays special attentions to details and fabrics.


The new collection doesn't disappoint, and is full of lace, flowers and silk. "Spring's Mexican funeral theme was inspired by a viewing of the Manet exhibition at Moma. Over the course of only eight or ten canvases, Manet sought to paint an event - the execution of the Emperor Maximillian- of which he had only heard second hand accounts. Alongside these exhibited paintings were photographs that showed a very different reality and exposed the extent to which Manet had fictionalized the facts, and in true painterly fashion, privileged storytelling and composition over truth. Choosing to gloss over the more maudlin aspects of this event and have my own way with story, I imagined a series of Mexican widows, one more beautiful in mourning than the next, who might gather at the graveside of such a man, stand next to each other and alongside generals, bandits and a cross-section of every other sort of Mexican citizen. Not only could my concoction allow for the inappropriate intermingling of señorita with sergeant, but a normally solemn event could be invaded by a general feeling of festivity and the colours of a piñata could run riot."


Song: Mexico-Incubus

15 comments:

Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

Oooh, pretty, wonderful clothes.

Emily Sher said...

i wish i had the first and last dresses.

Gisele said...

Beautiful clothes!

Anonymous said...

It's one of those pretty-pretty labels that I should be sick of but find endearing nonetheless...

J said...

the last piece would make a great summer dress. pretty.

Molly :] said...

i love the last dress..
bring on spring! :)

Mónica said...

I am totally in love with the second dress!

Laia said...

Me encanta todo!

Secretista said...

So perty. So perty.

geri hirsch said...

very pretty! i love that last white dress.

Fashionstyle said...

Lovely, fresh and romantic!!

la femme said...

I love Mayle.

Ella Gregory said...

The very first and very last dresses are to die for
They are such simple wearable shapes but so cute!

ellastica said...

the first dress looks like it has potential.
clean graphic detailing and shape with a sense of ease and wearabilty. comfort is key i think.

that meisel shot of Bridget from IT Vogue is one of my favorites.

the one of Charlotte in a bikin top is from FR Glamour, which was styled by none other than Carine Roitfeld!

Anonymous said...

ahhhh, love it. :)

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