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MariaFrancescaPepe: crosses and roses

Written by Tania Braukämper.
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I am a sucker for flower garlands. They have a quality of innocence which is sweet but not sugary, and while the word girly may spring to mind, it does so with a different connotation to the way it applies to bows, or frills, or ribbons, or other ‘girly’ things. Maybe it’s because they’re born from nature, but garlands are, to my mind at least, the best kind of girly.

So while MariaFrancescaPepe’s last collection enraptured us with its serpentine appeal, her latest does so with a flowery softness. The fringed hair and thick lower lashes certainly give off a ’60s flower child vibe, but there’s also a subtle gothicism to the black crosses and body chains.

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MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book
MariaFrancescaPepe A/W '12 Look Book

The perfect way to mix the innocence of rose garlands with leather and crucifixes? Maybe not the, but it’s certainly one of them.

View the full collection by MariaFrancescaPepe at the gallery above.

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Some people's wardrobes are about a small selection of pieces that all fit within one aesthetic - Tania Braukamper isn't such a person. With a wardrobe that spans three different rooms, her approach to fashion is a mixture of current-season key pieces mixed with vintage finds she's sourced on innumerous shopping trips around the world's more cultured capitals. Despite a disparate approach to shopping, Tania is adamant that the key to mixing vintage with new season is to stick to key looks and colours that work for oneself. And it's a theory that she works into her writing for Fashionising.com, where she serves as the publication's Editor.