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| THE ILLUSTRATION |
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| THE ARTWORK |
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| THE 'CHRYSALIS' PRINT |
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| THE ILLUSTRATION |
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| THE 'SCREAMING FLOWER' PRINT |
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| THE ILLUSTRATION |
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| THE 'HANDS' PRINT |
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| THE ILLUSTRATION |
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| THE 'MULTIPLE ORGASM' PRINT |
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| THE ILLUSTRATION |
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| THE ILLUSTRATION |
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| THE 'CHORUS' PRINT |
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| THE 'CHAMBER MAID' PRINT |
Alex Noble’s “House of Women” for Spring/Summer 2012 is inspired by the Powell and Pressburger film ‘The Black Narcissus’ – the story of a group of nuns who’s beliefs, morals and sanity are challenged as they establish a sanctuary in the Himalayan mountains. This new tribe of women, caught between their sisterhood and the embrace of their new cultural surroundings represent a new sexuality, femininity and power. Themes of Agony and Ecstasy, Sacrifice for Beliefs, and Renunciation are explored and the nuns of the House of Women are likened to Geishas, with Japanese screen prints inspiring this season’s palette of burnt orange and Prussian blues and silhouettes influenced by Kimono and traditional Samurai amour.
This season georgette and jacquard silks, crepe satin, chiffons and pure silk are fashioned into blouses and gowns, reworked with dynamic silhouettes through traditional corsetry techniques and quilting creating texture and structure. Digital prints run throughout the collection featuring screaming flowers, psychedelic orgies and cocooned women, appearing encased as if trapped underneath sculptural amour. The wearer is encased by boning and ever evolving sheer printed layers in constant metamorphosis upon the body.
