Nhu Duong Stockholm Fashion Week S/S 2013

Stockholm Fashion Week started with promising fashion shows including Nhu Duong’s line-up for the spring-summer 2013. This fashion graduate from the Beckmans College of Design, and the first recipient of the Mercedes Benz Young Fashion Industry Awards in Sweden, creates an element of doubt when it comes to the functionality of garments.

Seemingly stern business suits escaped from the office dress code and similar uniformed austerity thanks to some striking accessories. This time the designer used thigh-high cropped trouser legs that resemble very long boots to elongate the silhouette and tickle our fancy. These bold pieces are most emphasized and look the best when combined with mini dresses, as seen on this particular runway. As we mentioned above, Duong played with the purpose of clothes and our first impressions when we see her creations, so we would not recommend these ensembles to be worn at an important meeting. Unless the boss wears these quirky outfits – then it is probably legitimate.

In addition to several minis and knee length frocks, this collection contains a considerable number of differently tailored trousers that obviously avoided scissors. There are cigarette and straight cut, but also a baggy variation mixed with Starter-like jacket and striking palazzo trousers. On the other hand, almost all jackets are very similar since they are deconstructed and wide. Probably the most-attention grabbing pieces are sporty jackets which are distinguished by the fact that they are surprisingly translucent.

With the show coming to an end, white and grey transparent materials appeared more frequently. Black, white and grey dominated, and therefore this color palette is not well away from the designer’s previous collection. Just as a reminder, Duong used similarly toned hues for the last season, with some neon segments here and there.