If you’ve been following fashion runway shows, you should be acquainted with this collection that was first showcased by Deola by Deola Sagoe at the 2014 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.
The Nigeria’s one of the most creative designer, Deola Sagoe has officially realeased the lookbook for the collection tagged as Wings by Deola and modelled by Zainab Balogun and Tansey Sodeinde.
The Wings by Deola spring/summer 2015 collection is made up of 37 pieces whose names were derived from the characters in Shakespeare’s plays such as, Ophelia (the helper), Valeria (strong, valiant) and Juno (protector). One parts of the collection consist of intricate pieces with cut-outs, sheer fabric inserts and a lot of plunging necklines.
For the collection, Deola drew inspiration from her daughter’s class project which entailed part artistic and part scientific, based on moths, flies and butterflies.
“Developing my own fabrics is essential for me. Every time you do it, it’s fresh; the drawings, the process of making Adire, starting with indigo and then just making music with colour and patterns, “fabric jazz”.
I wanted to play with floaty fabrics this time. It was just my mood. Of course I’m still in the throws of my love affair with Aso Oke which is still a huge feature in this collection.“ – said the creative director, Deola Sagoe.
Flip through the gallery to see all the pieces in the collection…
Photography: Lakin Ogunbanwo – IG @LakinOgunbanwo)
Creative Director: Teni Sagoe – IG @Clan_Diaries
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