The lines between masculine and feminine are blurred and the aesthetic is subdued with a bold lining. Designer Kirsha Whitcher shows how capable she is of interpretting fabric into cleverly crafted garments that hold structure, detail and texture. Her AW2012 collection 'Unchartered Territory' graced the runway during New Zealand fashion week to an array of approving guests inside the beautifully dramatic St Mathews church. The range was beautiful and cohesive with an aristocratic country gest. Bold school checks played homage to the English heritage inspiration while a more subtle beige tone check pulled back the range to capture Salasai's feel of nonchalance.
The attention to detail and unifying of colours, textures and silhouettes was key to this range with beautiful cotton anglaise collars, silk velvet textures, leather accents, linen, pleating and draping silks. My favoutie pieces were the check 'everything', navy wool peacoat and the mid-length pleated skirts. Styled by Dan Awha, the models looked bold, daring and graceful all wearing Doc Martens and heavy black eye make up with pearls accentuating the slick part of hair. What will come next???
