Triinu Pungits Riga Fashion Week S/S 2013

The 17^th season of Riga Fashion Week kicked off at the Sky & More shopping mall where Estonian designer, Triinu Pungits, alongside fellow Latvian designers, showcased her capsule collection. For Pungits, the focal point of the collection was most certainly the coat. While the colors we’ve seen on the runway were rather dim (with a few unexpected pops of red), the forms were ranging from sharp masculine to voluminous feminine.

Pungits opened the show with her take on the classic contour of menswear coats. Blame it on the rich texture, asymmetrical buttoning or excellent tailoring, but the first piece was certainly an eye-catcher. The game of forms continued as the designer played with balloon silhouette adding some dramatic body to sleeves and waistlines of her coats. Finally, the two tendencies collided in a bright red piece that was something between a coat and a couture dress. Adorned with military straps and immense flower detailing, this was the piece that everyone was talking about. If we had to summarize the collection in only a few words, we’d say it was bold and couturesque with a hint of nostalgia.