Autumn 2008

Autumn / Winter 2008

“ON GROUND LIGHTER THAN THE SKY ”

AUTUMN WINTER 2008/2009 TAKES INSPIRATION FROM THE DIARIES AND STRIKING PHOTOGRAPHY OF JACQUES HENRI LARTIGUE, IN PARTICULAR THE BODY OF  WORK THAT RECORDS HIS FREQUENT JOURNEYS TO THE FRENCH ALPS AND REVEALS HIS GREAT LOVE AND WONDERMENT WITH SNOW.

“…SOMETHING DAZZLING HAPPENING ON GROUND THAT IS LIGHTER THAN THE SKY, GROUND THAT CRUNCHES UNDERFOOT, SOFT, SILENT WHICH ERASES ALL NOISE… TO GO TO THE HIGH MOUNTAINS IN MIDWINTER!” Saint Moritz, Switzerland, January 21, 1913

WE ARE SEDUCED BY THE FLEETING IMAGES OF THIS NEW “SNOW-SOCIETY” EXPLORING AND ENJOYING THE WONDERFULLY NEW AND EXHILIRATING PLEASURES THAT THE ALPS OFFERED.

INSPIRATION IS TAKEN FROM THE BEAUTIFUL BALANCE OF DARK AND LIGHT THAT DESCRIBES THESE BEWITCHING SCENES. WE CREATE A HARMONIOUS COLLECTION THAT REFERENCES THIS ANIMATED SPIRIT, CONTRASTING VOLUME, LENGTH AND TONE IN A PLAYFUL MANNER.

THE RESULT IS A SUGGESTION OF CONTEMPORARY SOPHISTICATION INFLUENCED BY LARTIGUE’S TIMELESS ELEGANCE.