Arbiter Elegantiarum

Spring Summer 2012

Titled Arbiter Elegantiarum, this collection literally translates to, “a judge of elegance, or matters of taste.” Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Corrie Nielsen dips into a dark mood for SS12. The collection plays on duplicity and abstract concepts of influence, fusing a Victorian aesthetic with a contemporary Japanese touch. While some cuts maintain a traditional East-Asian tone, others are more masculine, embracing the tailored menswear of the late 19th century. Each piece elegantly blends cultures and time periods, combining the old and the new with grand folded structures and meticulous pleats. These architectural shapes are created in a restrained colour palette, with fragments of chartreuse throughout, adding refinement and elegance.

 

Makeup Direction:
Fiona Fletcher

Hair:
UNITE Hair

Hair Direction: 
Joel Conclaves and Jennie Roberts
for Unite Hair

Shoes:
United Nude

 

 

 

 

IMG Models:
Katya, Olivia 

M+P Models:
Jennifer, Alyona

Storm Models:
Charlotte T, So Young, Greta

NEVS Models:
Shalke

Select Models:
Josephine

Tess Models:
Lizzie Tovell

FM Models:
Lela

 

 

 

Catwalk Photographer:
Christopher Dadey

Film Director:
Ian Powell

Cinematographer:
Alessio Velori A.I.C

Additional Camera:
Liam Cole

 

 

 

 

Music:
Ken Watanabe

Additional Music:
Nena Zinovieff

Poem:
Kirby Koh

Voice:
Hayley Willis

Production:
My Beautiful Fashion

Show Venue:
Old Sorting Office, London