Bienvenue a Paris mes amis!!!
Here’s a novel concept: listening to your own instincts and
designing from the gut rather than with editorial input! Sometimes only common words can express
uncommon emotions and to say that Seven
Loyd and Franck Ford have made “fashion their passion” is an understatement; as they say when they speak of LOYD+FORD ... it’s all
about love and lace!
Spring 2014 showcases their talents in new ways, most
obviously in the breadth of the collection and this is not implied to mean only
in a quantity aspect. The DNA is
unquestionably the same but the designers have expanded the LOYD+FORD look by adding new silhouettes, proportions
and shapes to an already winning assortment.
Pants have returned in wool and in silk with several incarnations. LOYD+FORD has now evolved to include
trend silhouettes as well as more formal pieces to accent their vision of
timeless style and fashion … think as in the M O of Alaia. These are designers who design and are
unencumbered by the constraints that misleadingly guide so many others who
might only be interested in being solely trend worthy or innovative to fit into
the mold of the season.
The tunics and gowns are fresh, modern and welcomed; they
both appear in varying proportions which open up new possibilities for the
scope of the collection. There is additional draping /softness added to the
repertoire rather than just the more defined and sculpted linear pieces. The
pants offer an even more modern approach of how lace is perceived and how it
can be worn. My personal favorites
include the lace and silk jumpsuit which might be construed as one of the
sexiest track suits or onesies to ever hit a runway as well as the short tunics.
My wish is that eventually LOYD+FORD will offer bridal gowns, which just might happen
by next year this time. Their vision
would be so new to that segment of fashion by offering a very different
alternative to the traditional way that brides dress, not to mention it is an organic way of
expansion for the brand
Okay, okay, the collection, as stated, remains absolutely true
to its designers philosophies but with a growing vocabulary and yet throws open
the doors for so many new possibilities in the future. Remember, LOYD+FORD is only 1 year old
and so the future remains an open book which, my feeling is, will be filled
with great success and many surprises.
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