Billows of smoke appropriately served as the backdrop to a sultry, dark yet romantic collection inspired by the femme fatales of 40′s film noir for Jenny Packham F/W 2012. The British designer had a very specific woman in mind of whom the collection represented. Her persona was summed up in the words of Don McPherson’s 1986 book Leading Ladies. “She was almost always bewitchingly glamorous, slow to befriend and swift to betray, a haunting and often malevolently dangerous vision which could lure a man to his doom, or bring him to despair.” Haunting and malevolently dangerous she may be, you can’t help but fall victim to her black magic……
To read my full review proceed to the MyFDBlog. Listen to the runway playlist by DJ Rene Goulet here:
1. Bang Bang (HypnOpaediC Remix) by Nancy Sinatra
2. I’ll Be Your Man by Anna Calvi
3. The Suburbs by Mr. Little Jean
4. Fizzy Lettuce by WooWoos
Images Courtesy Imaxtree
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