It's been a long time coming for Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida, who last walked at London Fashion Week four years ago. But after spending a few days at their show venue, the Truman Brewery in east London, everything started to feel like home again.
“It was a strange feeling coming back because everything was so familiar, but it's been so long and we've managed to get a lot of our team back here, from the stylists to the hair team and models,” Marques said backstage. standing with Almeida as they were embraced by the fashion crowd.
The pair reflected on the obsession with youth and age in the fashion industry and, in turn, launched a tasteful collection that would be equally appealing to a grandmother, mother or daughter.
There were short, flowing dresses with exaggerated lower halves that gave a nod to Marie Antoinette's hips or the notion of taking up space; corseted bodices with peplum; faded denim dyes on frayed miniskirts or belted shirts; fuzzy knit biker jackets layered with a lighter fine knit cardigan; and suit skirts or dresses printed with floral prints on a black background.
“We went to places that were perhaps a little taboo for us, like elegance or playing with big satin shapes and embroidery,” Marques admitted.
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