The show was amazing. It was a dream to watch, a real dream. The dresses were never predictable, although the sum of their parts might have not been promising. Take one lace tiered confection in palest blue that looked like something the victorian era right left behind, but was cinched with a bright orange ribbon that ran through the bodice and livened up the colour scheme. Or another cream lace dress, simple and normal, but covered with a cocktail jacket embellished with a huge flower (roksanda, pay attention) on the shoulder, just one, that quirked up the sillhouette and made the dress that much more interesting. Or even a sheer top and a tiered skirt in... well what was it? It looked like acid wash denim, but moved like silk, but felt like cotton. The workmanship and finish was superb. The whole thing just sung of finesse, which Roksanda lacked. It was all beautifully put together, excellently crafted, even showing a couture sensibility.
The whole collection together leapt off the screen of my computer, even though the colour palette wasn't even that bright. It was the shape of the dresses, long and sinuous, the embellishments, the accessories, the hair and make up... Together it made something that could stand individually as beautiful but together transcended fashion into something different altogether. I loved it. I really really loved it. Possibly my favourite of all of London, and i don't say that lightly because Anastase really made me want to be Valentine Fillol-Cordier. But watching Erdem made me want to be a fairy princess with a credit card. Go figure.
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