Carin Wester s/s 2010

Swedish designer Carin Wester has been working for big names like Paul & Friends where she designed womenswear for eight seasons until she launched her own label in 2003. She have since risen to become one of the country’s hottest fashion names. Playful, feminine and enchanting, her collections are getting more magnetic to the international fashion audience with every season. Carin has even won the “Newcomer of the year” awards by Elle magazine. Her brand have three different lines today: the female line “Carin Wester”, the male line “Wester” and the limited exclusively handmade line “W”. The S/S 2010 collection is named “Having met Loreli” after a story about a couple with very individual looks. Hence the different angles of the collection. Rough and masculine yet soft and feminine.

The women’s line has different kinds of power attributes from the 80’s amazon women like high waist secretary skirt, tailored denim jackets with back applications and chunky cracked leather platforms. Moreover, the feminine line encounters different structures liked mixed pleated jersey, crepe silk and shiny tape knits. The classic trench coat has this time been added as a unisex garment with oversized shape and removable sleeves for different kind of weariness. The colors in the collection is black and skin mixed with shades of white, moss green, grey-blue and different shades of mist. The highlight colors are bright red and intense indigo.