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//DDD//Custo Barcelona Fall Winter 2012

Written by Lynn Furge, Senior Fashion Editor Photography by Casey Vange for www.figphoto.net In a collection titled Rawvision Fall Winter 2012 Custo Dalmau was surprisingly less descriptive about his theme than usual. With a simple statement that “this collection is an homage to Visionaries and the pioneers of creativity” it was his most retailable collection yet starting with the textured outerwear, all the way down to the combat boot sandals.

Looking as though a steam punk troupe entered the motor cross there was more black and beige than usual, have camo half ink blot patches of alternating textiles made the men’s suiting come alive, where as it was the raw textured outerwear for the women that stole the show. Other favorites were the lace knit minis and leather accents on wild wools. Hair was wooly as well, braided and mussed and the spectacles were round and reflective. Dalmau’s colors were symbolic. White for Purity, red for love, green for nature, brown for earth and black for unity. Quite elementary but mixed with the graduate level construction, the show went beautifully.