Erdem’s Spring 2015 Ready to wear 2015 Collection

By Gabriella Collins

Can the wild ever be tamed? Erdem’s Spring, Ready to wear 2015 collection suggests otherwise. As embroidered plants and wildlife appear to grow, sprout and stretch over the models bodies, the crochet web-like textural structure seems to act as if it were trying to tame it; like barbed wire, a botanicle enclosure. The colour scheme strongly embodies midnight and navy blue’s as well as emerald and jungle green’s. Both blue’s and green’s are the two dominant colours within Erdem’s colour palette, reflecting water and earth, darkness and light. As these colours seem to present a haunting, dark beauty of nature, the powder pinks, blushing reds, lime and sunflower yellows, pale turqoise’s depict something more energetic and youthful. The isolated texture’s on the two piece design’s reflect that of entangled exotic birds in the use of seemingly sporadic feathers, delicate flowers made by thick embroidery and velvety fabrics.