The collection titled The Holy Mountain drew its
inspirations from Alejandro Jodorowky’s spiritual film ‘The Holy Mountain’ and
also ‘The Blue Tattoo’, a book on the true story of Olive Oatman, a Victorian
Mormon girl whose family were massacred by a Native American tribe while she
and her sister were taken captive.
Vibrant Royal blue with pristine white made the first dramatic
entrance along with the models’ tattoo makeup in a similar style to that of the
real tattoo given to Olive Oatman by a kinder Native American tribe who had
adopted her as one of their own.
The tailored and
structured styles restricted the models movement but looked chic and elegant
embellished with peplums, lattice designs, beads and sequins. The restrictions
represented the restraints of the Victorian society.
One striking outfit was heavily embellished with broken
Victorian blue and white china to show the shattering of these restraints as
Olive began to settle in the more relaxed Native American environment.
This outfit may
not be the most comfortable or easiest to wear,
so a more wearable option is
this blue and white dress in a broken china print.
The fabrics change from the structured double Duchess and
silk twills to the softer and lighter loose flowing chiffon and organza.
However you can still see some Victorian elements present with embellishments
of broken china and prints incorporating Victorian curiosities
The colour palette changes to fiery oranges, pinks and
ambers.
The architectural hats were designed by milliner Zara Gorman
and inspired by the hats worn in the film The Holy Mountain. Would look great
at Royal Ascot!
The organic face sculptures were designed by jewellers Yunus
& Eliza
The collection will be available in Harvey Nichols
The second dress is amazing, the blue one, so elegant!
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