Zimmerman Spring/Summer 2016.

Fri. 09/11/2015.





Zimmerman Spring/Summer 2016.

The exquisite ornateness of the Zimmerman 2016 Spring/Summer collection was at times, a smidge overwhelming and distracting from the beautifully rendered and executed pieces whose feelings of Victoriana and fantastical romanticism rendered a collection full of surprise and feminine splendour. Nicky and Simone Zimmerman were taken by an 1800's Australian novel called "Seven Little Australians" and the underlying "Naughtiness" of the novel which the sisters described as "Very Mischievous" this mischief added a underlying sense of edge and bite to the frothy frippery that the designers strode forth down their runway this season.

Firstly, the sister's intricacy of design is majorly breathtaking, these are clothes that you do not need deep examination of to tell the immense technique and hours of production imbued in each piece, from elaborate ruffles, pleats and lace treatments to fitted bodices and waistlines. Secondly, high necks and covered bodies lent to the Victorian theme in particular, however with not a hem hovering anywhere south of the knee, it was a modern, sexified version of Victoriana. The Zimmerman sisters also kept the palette romantical and girly, Blush, White, Pale Blue were the most prevalent. Black made it's appearance only at the end and was integrated with White to soften the colour and also add a graphic element that the flower prints earlier in the collection did not add.

The collection was a monument to feminine beauty and sartorial romance with a definite, of today edge, though to reiterate, scaling back some of the piling on of details, would have served the collection a bit better, the overdose of elaboration led to visual fatigue at times and the sisters proved that they could simplify and still stun, a Greyish Blue swing dress with an oversized ruffle at the bodice and strappy shoulder detailing gave much evidence to this fact. Saying that, the collection was still a major masterpiece and stunned from beginning to end.





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