Seated in the front row I was fortunate to witness Stiaan Louw's latest collection at the 2010 Design Indaba. Fellow blogger Robyn Cooke and I were seeing it all for the first time, so as you can imagine we had no idea what to expect.
"I saw a light" by Bat for Lashes played softly and elegantly as the show opened. It played hand in hand to the unveiling of a new Stiaan Louw. A less complicated and organic rebirth, if you will. And not only does it extend to his design which in itself is so fresh and new, but he used cotton, viscose, cotton twills and viscose knits which are all natural fabrics too.
Thankfully his show was choreographed beautifully to allow us, his fashion voyeurs a better chance to catch the details. Such as these cotton spandex tracksuit pants, which double up as jeans!
And this jacket which has the most original collar detailing which I have now dubbed "The Bunny Collar". The stand is slightly higher than with traditional shirt collars and the fall smaller. It's fantastic!
You may also recognize Morne' who modeled these overlay shirts. Die hards will see that this is a trademark of Stiaan Louw's designs of allowing you to change the colour. The one shirt slots over the other!
Success! A show that genuinely excited me on a local front. I truly believe Stiaan is a step ahead of his peers and I can only look forward to seeing more of what he has to offer our country.
