Back to school
COULD there be a more fitting symbol of the fashion world’s current juvenile mood than the Barbie doll? The plastic, no longer quite so fantastic, figure was the inspiration for Moschino’s collection for spring/summer ’15, in which creative director Jeremy Scott styled models as blonde-haired, bubble-gum-pinklipped living dolls. Scott’s collection may make some sense in the context of his work for the brand (his first collection borrowed heavily from McDonald’s and American junk foods, while his latest, for autumn/winter ’15, features Looney Tunes characters), but it’s a challenge to see much beneath the surface.
Scott is not alone in mining a seam of nostalgia and novelty in order to sell collections. Anya Hindmarch littered her spring/ summer ’15 collection with googly eyes, Mickey Mouse thumbs up and all manner of doodles that might be more at home in a schoolgirl’s rough book than a leather handbag that costs as much as the monthly rent on a
four-bedroom THE adorable leather stickers from Anya Hindmarch’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection have finally arrived on our shores.
Now Malaysian customers and fans of the brand can customise their handbags, phones and notebooks with these beautifully handcrafted leather stickers. They come in single speech bubbles that go “Phwoar!” or “I Love It! What Is It?” and motifs such as fried eggs, weather symbols and the smiley face. Alternatively, the collection’s Featherweight Ebury, Bathurst, Maxi Zip and Georgiana clutch pack have already been embossed with the “All Over Stickers” runway print, boasting just as much sticker fun. The concept also emblazons a pencil case, A4 and A5 journals in the same print. Entitled Stickershop, the collection was inspired by the designer’s schoolgirl version of personalisation with stickers. It unites playfulness and modern luxury in a palette of bright neon, emerald and cobalt juxtaposed with chalk whites, blush pinks and pale blues; accented by graphic prints and bungee cord details.
Get sticky at Anya Hindmarch boutiques in Suria KLCC and Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
The Independent