Sculptural shape expression and couture-like fabrications. That’s how we’d sum up the Delpozo Spring 2015 show. The Madrid-based designer Josep Font remained loyal to the brand’s modern, sleek silhouettes but injected some fresh-air fun into the collection. He played with volume, proportion and illusion at the same time, and then began with exaggerated sportswear silhouettes: the widest of red culottes paired with a white wrapped bandeau, and the fullest of skirts, beautifully done in a white, navy and green midi strapless dress with a white shirt underneath.
The synergy between the themes, and the attention to detail created a brilliant balance – the forest print waistcoat dress traveled the runway with a bold, black extended hem, striking and wearable. After the ladylike yellow coats, oriental style kimono dresses and oversized, origami bows and shapes, emerged a fairytale theme. Font also paid homage to the 19th-century glass creations of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka with a green tulle shirtdress embellished to closed the show and our wish list.
Delpozo utilizes its flawless abilities to render a collection that looks as if it has been perfectly sculpted; the execution is practically without equal and the premise of the collection challenges conventional fashion intelligence. The proportion, the volumes, the workmanship, they all offer the viewer a rare opportunity to see what happens when only the best is applied to the simple business of selling clothes. This collection has universal appeal but the most seasoned minds of fashion must admit that Delpozo gives you food for thought and the chance to see fashion in a new perspective! (Text Teuku Ajie)