Clothes with a Texan feel
Vivienne Tam’s spring/summer collection is inspired by the vibrant diversity and energy of Houston, Texas, where art, music, culinary arts, science and technology combine in a happy marriage.
The key colours are orange, bayou green, intense coral and blue, offset with black, white, silver and red pieces. Black-and-white checkerboard patterns of pandas and rodeo symbols bring “Western Cowboy” to meet “Eastern Cowboy” and punctuate the collection, which is iterated in cotton canvas, crisp cottons, techno-mesh and tie-dyed denim as well as metallic silver denim and fringe embellishments, denoting "Space Cowboy".
Textured overlays and hand-crafted embroidery depict emblems of iconic Houston entities such as Nasa, Rice University, the Houston Ballet and the Houston Rodeo, translated into collages.
Silhouettes are fluid, with loose, off-the-shoulder tops and ruffled sleeves as well as cropped wide-legged pants with pleated or fringed edges. Denim and canvas jackets and pants are also cropped and dresses feature fitted waists and flared skirts with a nod to baby-doll shapes. Body-skimming tunics, meanwhile, are interspersed with metallic thread or teeming with sequins.
Complementing the looks are suede, fringed bags and slip-ons printed with Houston imagery, lending a sporty and free-spirited feel to the collection, brimming with optimism and possibilities.
