The last time I attempted to deal with my fear of red, it was semi succesful in that at the very least, I'm not looking at the colour and feeling utter repugnance. So when I caught wind of Hague-based designer Sara Vrugt and did a catch up on her Red Collection project which culminated in a 3km catwalk parade of red-clad citizen models on the streets of The Hague that took place in June… I wasn't balking. In fact, even if I was still dead-set against the colour, I wouldn't be able to resist enthusing about the project just because the sheer scale of it and Vrugt's dedication to the concept is so impressive.
Een Rode
Draad (A Red Line) comprises 300 outfits that are inspired by Dutch traditional dress and also by cultural diversity. Cross cultural exploration within one collection could be dispirate but there are 300 ensembles and all are united by red. In the public show where citizens were asked to participate as part of the red parade, Vrugt was trying to encourage people to enjoy public spaces and exchange ideas in fashion and culture. Of course I wasn't there to see the spectacle mysel nor can I assess the success of Vrugt's aims but just looking at the dozens of catwalk images that you can download from the A Red Line site, lofty aims of communication and cultural exchange aside, it looks like it was an amazing spectacle that at the very least must have been a talking point in town.
Not that I'm not ever so slightly intrigued about whether a similiar project in a colour like hot pink, mauve or heather grey (aka colours that are more 'me') could equally work as well…
Red is so much of a statement, you can’t wear it and not get noticed but having said that it’s one of my favourite colours. I love to dress it down with denim and blazers.
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Wow! I always love a red dress, but so many red outfits all together is unbelievable!
I dislike the colour red on a huge scale and yet, I have a red coat, red tshirts, red skirts and even have gone as far as dyeing my hair pillar-box red.
I think part of it for me, is that it’s an angry colour rather than a lucky colour.
I don’t like red that much either, but it is a cool concept!
that bag as a dress reminds me of some fancy dress uni outfits! lol xoxoox
That was visually thrilling… much like red can be.
Red is my fave. 🙂
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LOVE red! What a brilliant project! 🙂
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I love red but unfortunately AS a redhead it’s not a colour I can easily, nay at all, wear…
That’s some serious logistics. LLGxx
I’m a redhead, I wear it, I love it, and if I do say so myself, I look great it in. I could have kitted out a considerable segment of this line with just the red clothes in my own closet. Red loves you. Red is your friend. It brightens the complexion and warms the ol’ cockles. Long live red!!
RED is my favorite color of all time, can’t never get enough of it. Thanks for posting this…
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very cool
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Wow what an amazing event! I do adore the color red! I love Holland too and have recently been back from there so this was so cool to see. Sadly I wasn’t there when the event took place 🙁 Thanks for posting it!
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wow… i’m dutch, but i didn’t know about this!! 🙁 wish i could’ve seen it
Oh my god, that woven bag dress is so funny!
these dresses were so cool! like it! :D:D
reminds me of the red dress run in new orleans, except without oodles of beer and chaos.
TACKY