Belgian designer Dries Van Noten offered a collection inspired by Glastonbury meets Midsomer Nights Dream. A soundtrack of birdsong and a spongy, moss-covered runway set a simple pastoral tone that belied the effort that had gone into creating it. The moss was a handwoven tapestry, small feathery puffs of wool evoking an explosion of briar and lichen, assembled by a team of Argentinian artisans in a frenzied four weeks of sewing.
The clothes were constructed of changeling fabrics: glittering jewel tone brocades; striped and embroidered silks in ethnic floral patterns; midnight blue chiffons shot through with metallics. There were loose, black pinstriped silk trousers worn under a striped shirt with a sleeveless silk coat thrown over the top, the silk cut into little blue feathers so it ripples as the model walked. A cropped tube top was paired with black silk Bermuda shorts, a rusty orange and aubergine coloured brocade bomber jacket slung over the shoulders. Van Noten said this was evocative of festival dressing: "it's a girl who loves Glastonbury but also loves nature. She doesn't follow rules, she puts on clothes as she wants."
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