Monday, 30 November 2009

Theatre de la Mode

Fashion designer Chris Kelly launched his own label Theatre de la Mode in autumn 2007.
The first collection he presented was a full range of men's and womenswear in miniture scale during London fashion week.
For the debut collection 'Willows', bespoke miniture figurines of woodland creatures were created to display the garments from the collection. The detail that goes into these handmade figures gives them a real doll like sense of character and childlike appeal.
This image connects back to the title of the collection, 'Willows' which was inspried by the classic children's story of 'Wind in the Willows'. I really like the idea of using animal figures instead of humans to present the collection as this gives the concept a real fantasy feel.
This has made me realise that infact, alot of classic children's stories have that fantasy edge and that is why we love them so much because they allow us to escape into a magical world where anything is possible.

http://www.theatredelamode.co.uk