I find these first three images taken from Thamanyah's Spring/Summer 2013 lookbook incredibly striking. Ahmed Abdelrahman has reinterpreted the kandora from last season in white, the clean lines and straight drape now even more dramatic. Not sure how practical such a pristine material would be in a wailing wall type environment but that's besides the point. I like what looks like the introduction of knitwear — a slouchy white sweater worn with scarf and skirted, drop-crotch trousers. Like a classier Boris Bidjan Saberi. There's also a peak at a body bag in some sort of snakeskin (reminds me of the Issey Miyake MEN one for A/W but a little bit more luxe). I want it...
Spring/Summer seems like more of a departure than this Autumn/Winter (last three sections), where the skirts, shirts and kandoras feel a lot more like what was available in the SS12 collection. Some of the button placement seems a bit excessive to me, but I love that coat whose tails can be twisted round to the back. It adds such a graceful 3D element to what otherwise is a straight up/down silhouette. Talk about chic to the next lev.
When I mentioned Thamanyah before I bemoaned the exceedingly high price-point. I imagine these pieces will be equally expensive, but it's good to know I can afford the odd item or two when LN-CC sales time comes around. Anyone fancy taking me on a Middle Eastern holiday? It'll be like SATC2 but with three times the number of Lawrence Of My Labia jokes...
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Duck
Spring/Summer seems like more of a departure than this Autumn/Winter (last three sections), where the skirts, shirts and kandoras feel a lot more like what was available in the SS12 collection. Some of the button placement seems a bit excessive to me, but I love that coat whose tails can be twisted round to the back. It adds such a graceful 3D element to what otherwise is a straight up/down silhouette. Talk about chic to the next lev.
When I mentioned Thamanyah before I bemoaned the exceedingly high price-point. I imagine these pieces will be equally expensive, but it's good to know I can afford the odd item or two when LN-CC sales time comes around. Anyone fancy taking me on a Middle Eastern holiday? It'll be like SATC2 but with three times the number of Lawrence Of My Labia jokes...
xxx
Duck
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