Liquid Metal

Forgive me for I have sinned.  My ignorance and lack of knowledge concerning Milan Fashion Week means that the shows that I took note of were the big guns (Fendi, Burberry Prorsum, Prada etc…).  Which is very unlike the approach I take to other fashion weeks where I scour the internet looking for any sort of coverage on the smaller shows, or failing that, attend the shows myself to witness new talent come alive.  So whilst browsing Luisa Viaroma (for some reason, the way they take their pictures makes their items look more enticing than say Net-a-Porter), I came across Derercuny, the label designed by Korean-born Mina Lee.  Mina had been previously presenting Derercuny and her AW07-8 collection was her catwalk debut at Milan Fashion Week.

There’s a Poiret-like richness to her work which is better explained by her artistic influences such as Egon Schiele and Hundertwasser.  She designs for the aristocratic woman who appreciates the antique and the classical whilst leading a modern lifestyle.  Well, hopefully she won’t mind a few of us non-aristo folk loving her work (I’ve always had a secret desire to live one day in the life of an English aristocrat in the 1923 though…).  Molten metallics are what I’m after for this season rather than blinding shine and Mina has incorporated a variety of different molten textures.  It’s almost like she melted vintage jewellery and arranged the liquid metal into different compositions, particularly seen in the oyster shirt below.

Another one of Mina’s influences is the artist Gustav Klimt and without reading her bio, that is who I immediately though of – if Klimt’s female subjects lived today, they would certainly be dressed head to toe in Derercuny, wearing those same dreamy expressions, captured by Klimt.

15 comments

  3. wow i’ve always thought of milan fashion week as all glitz and glamour without being particularly forward-looking but i love these outfits! world: take note!

  4. the dress and shirt in that last image are quite simply brilliant – i want to feel the material, it just looks molten, far from solid.
    i’ve loved your blog for like, ever, but have never succeeded in doing one myself. but this evening i’ve actually done a few posts, i can only hope one day mine will be up to style-bubble standard 🙂 xx

  7. Amazing fashion blog and commentary. I’m hooked on your site and am subscribed to get the latest feeds now. I’m just in awe with your pictures you posted–some truly great fashion works of art you have posted! So chic. FYI, I’m also starting a fashion blog chronicling the latest in fashion on my college campus with commentary by yours truly. Check it out at http://jonaevilleneuve.wordpress.com/ It’s just in the beginning stages, but once school gets started and the blogs gets up and rolling, it should be a pretty kickin’ site.

  8. I’m surprised you think LVR take better pictures. I hate the way they take pictures. You can never get close enough, the lighting is always weird so you can’t see the texture, and half the models they use have a fake chest. Whats the deal with that? I much prefer NAP.

  9. love this post!!! did you read Klimt’s bio? if not, u should. very interesting! love these clothes, and those ruffles. my pleats and ruffles obsession doesn’t seem to end…

  13. That’s the second Poiret reference that I’ve seen this season, though I’ve noticed everyone alluding to him is doing the tunic tops but not the hobble skirts ; )

  14. I love Gustav Klimt! Especially “The Kiss”. If Derercuny is any good representation of his women, it must be well worth the look.

  15. Topshop have some strangely appealing similar molten metal trousers, but i couldn’t decide whether they were all too much,views?

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