Burberry Prorsum Fall 2012 - Runway Review
The whiff of Downton Abbey we experienced at the end of New York Fashion Week courtesy of Ralph Lauren surfaced at the Burberry Prorsum show in London on Monday. Front row aside—will.i.am, Jeremy Irvine, Eddie Redmaybe and seemingly every “It” London girl—it wasn’t that far a stretch given Burberry’s heritage and brand history.
But this was no lace and crinoline affair.
Right from the get go, one could see Bailey’s new obsession with the waist. The emphasis was more than evident in the giant pockets flanking the fronts of jackets and skirts worn below the waist to create that hourglass silhouette. Keeping it all cinched together were a series of accessories, including ruched velvet ribbon belts that, when flourished with a bow, cinched those waistlines tighter still. Truly packed with outerwear, this collection cross bred country and chic—never once leaving out the chic.
And while outerwear may continue to be the Burberry brand bread-and-butter, the complementary dresses and separates spoke no less of its wearer. A charming Thirties chrysanthemum print played into the shift dresses, one of which had bows at the shoulders in lieu of the epaulets.
Accessories, meanwhile, came in the form of doctor’s bags fastened with pale gold owl-, dog-, or goose-head clasps, and the charming umbrella handles carved with similar animal motifs.
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