Rodarte takes a trip to the Prairie

Rodarte’s collection consisted of ankle skimming coats cut out in unique ways around the neckline, floor length silk dresses with wheat field prints that danced along the hemline and feminine apron dresses and A line skirts. The palette was a simple partnering of mostly oatmeal’s, sky blues and blacks. The ruby red garments at the end were a pleasant shock and could seem out of place. Kate and Laura Mulleavy clarified this bold decision by saying that “you can’t go to Nebraska and Kansas and not do a Wizard of Oz reference." The American prairie was a running theme in the show with geometric prints that resembled homemade quilts reigning throughout, whether creating a point of interest on a wheat coloured jumper, or adding a sharp edge to the many structured separates’. Although it was the Fall 2011 collection I found it really fresh and spring like. The geometric prints and unique structuring felt quite futuristic whilst the sheer and wool fabrics, prints and colours seemed to give the collection authenticity. Dorothy, eat your heart out.