Simone Rocha

A new Post "Simone Rocha" was written on the February 19, 2012 at 5:21 am on "Textile Global - Textile and Fashion News".

Just when you thought that London fashion week couldn't possibly fit
another must-see young designer onto its show calendar, along comes
Simone Rocha [1]. Though she graduated Central Saint Martins less than
two years ago, Rocha has already made her presence felt on the local
fashion scene: She presented as part of Fashion East for two seasons,
designed a six-piece capsule collection for Topshop last year, and
found herself with a cult phenomenon shoe on her hands, in the shape
of a brogue with a Perspex sole. And this afternoon Rocha affirmed her
position as London's hottest up-and-comer with her fantastic first
runway show.

The first thing that jumps out at you about Rocha is that she's an
innovator with textiles: Her new collection featured a plethora of
unusual fabrications, such as mirror-bright silver leather, Linton
tweed veiled in tulle, wools tufted onto clear PVC, and wild mohair.
But Rocha isn't myopic about her materials; she uses them, cannily, to
serve her street-inflected yet strangely dreamy point of view. The
creamy veiled tweed pieces were a case in point: Rocha used the
material in sharply cut minidresses, short skirts, and peplum blouses;
the tulle overlay, meanwhile, gave the looks an otherworldly quality.
Detachable crochet collars added an unexpectedly feral element, as
well---one echoed in the dense hand-knit pieces that showed up later.
There was something monstrous about Rocha's PVC dresses with mountains
of thick wool sculpted in the front, but the look grew on you.
Elsewhere, the boyish coats and jackets had a more readily palatable
urchin glamour; the jacket in mirrored leather is going to be on a lot
of editors' pre-order lists, without a doubt. Ditto Rocha's shoes,
purposefully clunky flats kitted out with her now signature Perspex
sole. Long story short, get on board with Rocha now, because she's
about to take off.
---Maya Singer

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