Oscar de la Renta’s Resort 2011 collection – with its bold prints, bright colours and beautifully structured shapes – is bound to be a hit. The collection is allegedly inspired by Picasso’s Cubist period, and some of the prints certainly hint towards this influence…
But whilst I can see a resemblance in terms of the shapes, the colours used by de la Renta are far more opulent than the sombre palette of browns and greys favoured by Cubist-era Picasso. Tonally, if not always geometrically, the collection also bears more than a passing resemblance to the cut out works of Matisse.
Uncanny no?
Rosa Abbott is an arts, fashion and culture obsessive originating from Yorkshire, England, and currently living in Dublin, Ireland. On top of being a student at the illustrious Trinity College, she is a freelance journalist, writing for a number of Irish publications, and also edits the visual arts section of entertainment magazine Totally Dublin.
When she’s not up to her eyeballs in writing, Rosa works as an assistant to stylist Aisling Farinella and volunteers at various art galleries. Her musings on life, style and art can also be found over at her blog, Too Gallant.
