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Paul Smith Spring/Summer 2010: LFW
Written by Tania Braukamper
Plaids, pocket handkerchiefs, and clashing prints. As Paul Smith's Spring/Summer 2010 collection paraded the runway at London Fashion Week, it made a smooth - if slightly strange - transition from Female Dandy to tribal trend.
Or, I should say, the change from masculine tailoring to feminine tribal dress seems strange at first... but consider Smith's African inspirations for the collection and it suddenly all makes a lot more sense. For - unlike what you would expect from Sir Paul Smith - the suiting is not prim British tailoring, but the relaxed cuts and warm colours of the Congolese sapeur.
The tribal skirts and dresses are a patchwork of clashing patterns; from animal prints to takes on Smith's signature stripe. Mascline or feminine, however, the common thread through the collection is that is distinctly Smith's own.
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Related Pictures: Paul Smith Women's Spring/Summer 2010 Runway LFW
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Written by Tania Braukämper.
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