Julien Macdonald’s show was completely about the exquisite embroidery and details. The patterns were reminiscent of tattoo themes such as: phoenixes, koi fish, flowers, water, fire, and air. Most Asian tattoos are based off of Japanese 17th-century woodblock prints, in which each image signifies a trait. The koi is the fish of perseverance, phoenix is reincarnation, water represents strength & fluidity, and flowers- cherry blossoms represent youth. You get the picture! Symbolism in Fashion is not only profound, but also pretty. Whether this was on purpose or not doesn’t matter, because it was beautiful and different.
Most of the silhouettes were the same, column dresses, but it was definitely the embroidery, which gave them each a unique shape and contour. The Composition of each theme echoed and enhanced the best parts of a woman’s figure. One would not even know that it was entire dress made up of koi fish when combined made the most fantastical pattern. I think it is a unique concept to make the pattern on figure, instead of manipulating the fabric to form. Each dress had such intricately embroidered detail and color, which was truly the focus of this collection.
