Floating slowly down the runway in what seemed like an almost catatonic state, models donned Lela Jacobs’ ‘de’ collection to the musical stylings of tzar behemoth playing live on stage.
Jacob’s favoured a monochromatic palette (mainly black), allowing her to explore and present fibre and texture as the ruling element. Jacobs’ designs are versatile, highly wearable and each item appeared a masterpiece.
Minimalistic and understated, yet a collection so rich in technical patternmaking, combined with the use of high quality fabrics such as leather, cotton, silk and merino, the ‘de’ collection is thought provoking and exquisite!
Jacob’s explains what ‘de’ means to her. ‘de’ is a prefix – interrupting something, then reversing and undoing it, e.g. centralise – de-centralise, construct – deconstruct, the dominant given reality is a closely woven fabric.
Loosen the weave, see what manifests. Between and beyond boundaries and borders, not just fashionable and industrial ones, but historical and cultural, geographical and political – geopolitical ones.
– Angie Fredatovich
–Images: Yvonne Shearer