Astrid Andersen, fall 2014 – text by Silvia Bombardini

Dear Shaded Viewers and Diane,

 

Astrid Andersen followed her emerald solo debut last season with another self-defining show, a further step on her individual quest to balance, through sportswear, the inner turmoil of strength and sensitivity that dwells within that beautiful mystery that is the adult human male – unveiling, via persuasive layers of satin, a sweetness hidden just beneath the muscle. For her winter season Astrid looked, and who could blame her, at Ryan Gosling's character in last year's film sensation, Nicolas Winding Refn's "Only God Forgives". With his gratuitous violence and unmistakable, oedipal frailty, his solitude and his leadership, the persona of Julian, respected criminal in Thailand, inspired for all his faults a charming and layered collection of faux-fur mixes and open seams: from tight one-sleeve bodysuits to delicate lace and tough wadded coats, it shimmered in the liquid, silky shades of camel and silver and blue, only occasionally marbled by the suggestive swirls of seedy Bangkok nights.

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Later,

Silvia

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