Escaping From Reality…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock then I’m sure you know about the current state of the world, from safety fears to financial crisis, reality has never been more frightening. And it’s this fear which has lead us to search for a distraction from all the bad headlines we’re constantly plagued with to find an escape to somewhere more surreal. For me that has to be fashion, always acting as a mirror to current life, fashion constantly reflects its own view of the world and judging by SS16 I don’t think I’m alone in wanting a little escapism from reality.

Takes the SS16 collection from Dries Van Noten with its nod to all things Salvador Dali (and a dash of Elsa Schiaparelli) the famed artist who was equally know for his heavy surrealistic and symbolic paintings as much as his eccentric and grandiose behaviour, the Belgian designer created super soft knitwear featuring motifs of lobsters that the highly imaginative artist used due to his belief that they had strong sexual connotations… So while Dries has tamed Dali’s surreal lobster, the idea and the imagination surrealism is still there especially when the symbolic sea creature is showcased in the right location like halfway up a snowy Scottish mountain in a -2 degree blizzard like I recently found myself. Now how surreal is that?

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster snow

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Dries Van Noten ss16 Lobster

Lobster jumper Dries Van Noten @ Harvey Nichols, shirt Helmut Lang

12 Comments

    • lkrss
      Author
      February 18, 2016 / 1:32 pm

      Thanks Justin!

    • resse
      December 6, 2018 / 4:25 am

      Hi are you by any chance selling that gray lobster sweater. i would love to buy it. i been looking all over for that sweater

      • lkrss
        Author
        December 7, 2018 / 11:10 am

        IT’s such a beautiful style, I just don’t think I could ever part with it. Sorry!

        • RESSE
          January 3, 2019 / 6:29 pm

          I understand!! if you ever change your mind I would still be interested in purchasing it from you!!!
          thank you for the reply

          • resse
            May 27, 2019 / 1:28 pm

            Hi I want to ask if you decided to sell the sweater ???
            I am very interested

  1. resse
    October 3, 2019 / 6:24 am

    Hi I want to ask if you decided to sell the sweater ???
    I am very interested

    • lkrss
      Author
      October 8, 2019 / 1:33 pm

      Hello, no I won’t be selling the jumper. Thanks

  2. resse
    March 15, 2020 / 3:07 pm

    Hi I was wondering if you are going to sell the sweater

    I am really interested. I will pay you via PayPal,

  3. resse
    April 3, 2020 / 7:26 pm

    Hi I was wondering if you are going to sell the sweater

    I am really interested.

  4. Joe
    October 15, 2022 / 2:41 pm

    That’s a GREAT look. The sweater has an oversized fit. What size are you wearing? Thanks.

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