In my daily style blog perusal, I came across a lovely little confection of a dress on Ada & Darcy. Having never heard of the designer before (fashionista wanna be’s do not fashionistas make), I checked out their site.
Camilla offers a line of fanciful dresses and tops inspired by kaftans.
Here are some of the images that initially caught my eye:
Ethereal is the word that comes to mind…
I’m also crazy about these little tops:
The drama of these shots makes for some of the most artistic fashion photography I’ve ever seen.
Like the clothes or not (and I’m on team “Like”), you can’t dispute that they look beautiful in the photographs.
Some of the models actually look like butterflies:
But I have to admit that a few looks and their styling was a bit out there for me.
There were some pieces that pushed the envelope of “conceptual”…
I’m not exactly sure what this looks like when you don’t have one arm extended at a 90 degree angle while trying to yank your pony tail off the top of your head with your other hand…
Then HELLO! it’s Hammer Time:
Quite honestly, I’m a little perplexed by these diaper pants. I can’t think of anyone other than Denise Huxtable circa 1984 who would wear them. Although I’m sure that if such a buyer exists, she’ll be featured on The Sartorialist.
Finally, I’m left speechless by this one:
Okay – I’m not. I do have one comment. I think they look like back up dancers from the cast of Staying Alive.
So there were a few misses for the sometimes a-little-too-conservative DC Miss (who would be me). But – final verdict? The flowing fabrics are gorgeous, the diaphanous silhouettes are like something out of a dream, and aside from a few Tropical Barbie pieces (that could appear that way due to styling/photography), I’m utterly enchanted.
Those are, indeed, some mouthwatering prints. And some vaguely bizarre poses.
Reminds me of Uli from past Project Runway! Totally appropriate for a Miami fashionista :)
OMG Karen is right. Totally Uli! I loved her and her flowy resort wear. : )