Milkweed

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If I could come up with names for colours like 'celadine' and 'milkweed', I would definitely have a much more fun time describing my outfits.  In fact, I'd actually stop people in the streets asking them if they would like to know what I'm wearing and then I'd describe my outfit to them in great and elongated detail, taking the utmost care to emphasise each syllable.  Roksanda Ilincic for Whistles' second collection (launching 1st April) was presented this morning but alas, I was felt thoroughly pork-out after a round of bacon sandwiches at another breakfast so I couldn't make it.  The images though immediately tell me that this is a far more evolved effort than the first collection which some of you mentioned had a whiff of Lanvin about it.  Well, with her 'celadine' touches and 'milkweed' fabrics (the one at the bottom is apparently milkweed) and most importantly, the full moon-shaped embellishments, me thinks Ilincic has envisioned an altogether more exciting prospect this time round.  Given that it's a summer collection, I did expect something more along the floaty lines and sumptuous drapes of the last collection but with the help of stretchy cottons and the light colours, the hardware elements like the zips and the metal bulbous discs don't end up looking too heavy.  I'm of course immediately drawn to the MOST EMBELLISHED of them all, the first navy and cream number.  I'm quite embarrassed at my own predictability.  When will I learn about the whole 'less is more' thang?  I'll need to reassess this in a few years time me thinks…

Well, it's not JUST the number of metal discs on the dress but the fact that it is one of my favourite colour combinations.  Oh, and the buttons look like they might make different noises when pushed. 

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77 comments

  2. well you wrote your opinion on the post “Haters gonna Hate! A wonderful text!These dresses are beautiful, a work of art! And there are people who despise the fashion thinking that is superficial…

  9. I don’t know why but there is something not quite right about the cut of these, I’m not sure if anyone agrees but to put these embellishment that are quite a bit fashion forward on what is essentially a standard shift dress seems a bit out of place. Am I missing something here?

  13. How is it possible that the word “bubble” is no where in this post! All this time, I thought we had the same cheesy sense of humour…;)

  17. What a surprise! I always thought Roksanda Ilincic too satiny, too floaty – in short: too flimsy (and not in a good, over the top Lanvin way). But this is so different, it has substance (in the real sense of the word). Favourite? no. 2 and no. 4 (oh, I’d kill for no. 4, I’d stop people on the street asking: What do you think of my dress? Milkweed, eh??)

  18. oooh I like! Love the beady button things and the combination of creamy blue colours (I’m not over descriptive when it comes to colours)

  20. The cut on the first three is a little bit simplistic, but maybe it would look too busy and comic on a floaty non-structured dress? The last dress is divine!

  23. My favorite is also the top one. But I’m intrigued by the curtain bubble halter dress as well. What a great DIY idea…

  27. Yes that last dress is very Lanvin-esque. Oh and now you have me wanting to press those buttons, they have the lure of bubble wrap!

  54. Love that 3rd dress! For some reason it made me think of the Museum of Natural History. Maybe the dots are vaguely aquatic-life-looking? Oh and when we were in 4th grade or so my sister LOVED the book Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli.

  56. That last dress is wonderful, especially with her upswept hair. So art deco! I’m not a huge fan of the buttons, though. Maybe they’ll grow on me. Figuratively!

  59. I love the simplicity of each dress in this collection.I believe the answer to designing a dress is to have as few design elements and drive them home in an area that accentuate the figure.celandine or celadon I believe celadon is a willow green and celandine is a buttercup flower. Wonderful post Bubbles. Ive added you to my blog link. Check me out ! Infashuated.com !!

  63. The button things look like someone’s gone a bit mad with security tags, but in a good way. I really like that last dress but have already added it to my ‘would look like a bedsheet on me’ list.

  65. the button dresses are cool, but the last one is so simple it is just breathtaking.
    love love love.

  67. …..dresses covered in…blueberry, vanilla, almond and licorice macaroons?-
    note to self- be careful when visiting Parisian bakeries, or tempting hungry fellows.
    Their appeal remains intact. More is more.
    (deja vous back to my first post- who macaroon.)
    Please pop by it would be ace- fashionclocked.blogspot.com.
    Katie.x

  69. YUM…. these dresses are fantastic and ‘milkweed’ seems quite appropriate. I would die to walk around and say “What do you think of my milkweed buttony disk dress? – nevermind, I know it’s fabulous” 8)

  73. Surprisingly enough (at least, it is a surprise to me), I really like this look–especially the last dress.

  76. i really like this looks..original but no so funny (bad funny)even the i think the last look wosen`t very cohesent with the others according to the colour palet…and dosn`t see much things (tapes)on that one…

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