Etro

Etro

A mish mash collection where anything goes whether it be brown plaid or electric blue trousers, tribal prints were made digital and featured on everything from dresses and peeking out from underneath black sports jackets. Heavily textured knits were draped over bodies, fringed blanket cardigans wrapped around models and cinched in at the waist with leather belts with metal detailing.

Detail was key in this collection including a coin embellished coats and fur featured heavily around the neckline. Bright colours were pared down with neutral shades of creams and soft browns and lamé was used for trousers and dresses in black, bright blues and luxurious gold and slivers.

The collection used its tribal influence to just the right level and when mixed with tougher elements it works perfectly without looking too boho.

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No. 21 Review

No. 21, Fall 2011, MFW

This collection had an androgynous silhouette softened up with the use of feminine colours and textures. Tailored trousers were teamed with shirts buttoned up to the neck in pastel tones of yellow and peach, the colours and feel gave more of a nod to a spring collection rather than a fall one, the heavy jumpers and pastel furs being the only thing bringing it all back together as a fall collection.

Many of the pieces appeared to have been sprinkled in gold flecks, including jumpers and a dressing gown style wrap coat and peachy feathers peaked out of the bottom of a boxed shoulder white knee length coat. Lace in a range of colours was also used from white lace straight legged trousers to a pink lace dress that had a boxy top and was fitted around the skirt.

The two plunge front dresses towards the start seemed out of place amongst the subtle feminine feel to the rest of the collection and to me, ruins the class the collection holds without them.

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