REVERSIBLE CALLA LILY FORMAL SHIRT

A SHIFT IN FOCUS ON FORMS THROUGH BIOMIMICRY, RESULT IN NEW GARMENTS SUCH AS THE REVERSIBLE CALLA LILY FORMAL SHIRT. THIS PIECE NODS TO FEMININITY THROUGH THE REFERENCES OF A CALLA LILY IN BLOOM IN THE SHAPE OF THE CUFFS, AND USES A DELICATE, DOUBLE-LAYERED SILK COTTON SHIRTING AS THE FABRIC CHOICE. THIS ALLOWS THE GARMENT TO FLOW OVER THE WEARER AND CAREFULLY CASCADE AROUND THE HUMAN FORM.  THIS PIECE HAS THE ARMHOLES REMOVED SO AS TO NOT DISRUPT THE FORM OF THE SLEEVES. UTILIZING OVER 5 YARDS OF FABRIC, IT FEATURES RAW HORN BUTTONS AND A CURVED OPENING. THE SHAPE AND SLEEVE PLACKETS CREATE A RIGID ARMOR AND ADD A SENSE OF MASCULINITY.  THIS PIECE COMBINES TECHNIQUES FROM OUR PAST WORK WITH LINES THAT FOLLOW THE BODY AND FORMS THAT EXAGGERATE THE HUMAN FORM. IN THIS COLLECTION, WE INTEGRATED ELEMENTS SUCH AS HAND-PAINTED HARDWARE AND LOGOS DESIGNED TO ADORN EACH GARMENT IN FORMS REMINISCENT OF SHELLS AND BONES FOUND AMONG THE NATURAL WORLD THAT EMPHASIZE THE PASSAGE OF TIME, AND THE PERMANENCE OF TRANSFORMATION.