Exquisite detail made us swoon at the Busardi SS15 collection
Busardi ensured there was plenty of red carpet-ready looks with their Spring Summer 15 collection, and the location ensured the opulence of the collection would come through.
Following the success of Busardi’s London Fashion Week debut last season, the red carpet prêt-à- couture label takes over a Georgian mansion in Mayfair to set the tone for its highly anticipated runway collection ‘Air’.
Inspired by the incredibly diverse landscapes and microenvironments of South America, the Spring/Summer 2015 collection takes us on a journey with an archetypal Busardi woman, strong and beautiful as she soars through the glacier-hewn fields of Patagonia, past the smoking plunge pools of the Iguazu Falls and into the golden pink sand deserts of Argentina.
Honing in on the ethereal beauty that the brand is renowned for, a splendour of exquisitely crafted gowns play with layering and transparency to create new codes of modern femininity.
Pulling on a rich tapestry of references, models are personified into resplendent eagles covered in an armour of accessories: ear cuffs, bracelets and necklaces moulded in solid silver and covered with crystals and pearls - challenging the traditional notions of eveningwear.
The attachment of soft ostrich feathers on cocktail dresses, evening gowns and jackets nods to exquisite birds in flight, while lace-formed adornments command a serene glacial allusion.
Layered with more philosophical implications, the collection sees the element of oxygen take centre stage - air sustains all life but the power of air can freeze great swathes of water and waterfalls into icebergs.
Billowing silhouettes glide down the catwalk, while more structured pieces are adorned with feathers that gently float through the air as the models drift down the runway. The entire collection of luxurious gowns and dresses has a carefree, laissez-faire mood, enhanced by Busardi’s signature use of embroidery, lace and appliqué.
Not comprising on luxe detailing, a profusion of floating hemlines and floor skimming skirts maintain the red carpet grandeur. However, nothing encapsulates the mood quite like the finale piece - a queen of the birds, adorned with hundreds of grey ostrich feathers layered around the shoulders of a trademark cape. Heavily encrusted ear cuffs frame the model’s face, while delicate hand embroidered appliqué finely decorates the waist of a silk dress; her silver tulle skirt trails the runway, mirroring the tail of a great bird as she soars through the Patagonian air.
These images hardly capture the beauty of this collection; it’s definitely one you’d want to see up close and personal.
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