7 MARCH SATURDAY
CATWALK
DESIGNER
DAVID TLALE - 7 MARCH SATURDAY - 13,00
05:00south africa fashion week
Clothing DNA
The silhouettes: David Tlale’s Fall 2015 collection uses simple, clean lines and structured patterns with the aims to simply try and restore order in the world. Textures: silk brocades, leather, Chantilly lace and wools. The play on texture combines both soft and hard, which is an interpretation of the way Tlale views human emotions under these awry circumstances.
Collection Inspiration
“The world is crying out for help and attention. All the grief and inner turmoil that has been bubbling under is now erupting and people are lashing out. Looking at the current disasters in Nigeria, Malaysia, the US and France. It is a calamity everywhere. The world needs hope again,” says Tlale.
In these times of turmoil, where the world seems to be ruled by fire, David Tlale looks to world disasters for inspiration. The Fall 2015 Collection draws inspiration from the volcanic aftermath. The bubbling lava, spewing eruptions, and colliding rivers of fire symbolize the current world climate, where senseless bombings and killing of the innocent seems to be the news we consume.
Tlale has employed the use of digital prints to depict the deadly aftermath of these eruptions, which are juxtaposed against the use of delicate silk and lace fabrics to illustrate the delicate human emotion often experienced after these ordeals.
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