Flowers for a Vagabond : Toby MacLean

May 30, 2010 – 9:04 am by Bibhuti | No Comments »

Australian fashion designer Toby MacLean launched his own signature label Flowers For A Vagabond at the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week this month.

The collection is inspired by the anatomy of insects and their protective shell. Much like a modern woman they are soft and delicate underneath with a powerful armour on the outside creating a presence, and protecting them from a world outside their own. The collection is tonal, made up of a collage of contrasting Martials. The focus is on slouchy wool jersey and the way it can be manipulated into insecticidal forms and silhouettes combined with metal plating, chiffon, suede, organza and leathers.

Flowers For a VagabOnd has collaborated with Photographer and Film-maker, Dirk Hughes, to create a film on how the collection is influenced by an insects form evolving into a womanly silhouette.