Gracie van Gastel makes a play for best-dressed farmhand in Joost Vandebrug‘s fashion film, Fryslân. Channeling all-natural, otherwordly simplicity, the Canadian beauty wears a series of jersey and denim looks from brands like Marques Almeida and Kinder Aggugini before quite literally letting her hair down in the bath. A girlish updo by Amber-Rose Peake and windswept, youthful make-up by Gina Blondell complete the impression of a girl on the farm in the middle of her chores.

“Fryslân is a farmer’s province in Holland, where Joost grew up,” stylist Tom Eerebout explains. “I’m from a small village in Belgium as well. That’s what girls there dress like – on a farm, you have to choose practicality above style. But

in the bathtub at the end, you see she’s an actual woman, not an innocent girl.”

Filmed on location in Kent, at the Christmas Tree Farm (yes, it’s called the Christmas Tree Farm all year round), posed some interesting challenges. “We did all the hair and make-up in a barn, with the goats right next to us,” Eerebout says. “But Gracie is from Canada and she actually grew up on a farm, so she was really good with them. It was only the donkeys she was a little afraid of, because they can bite your hand off!”

Director: Joost Vandebrug
Stylist: Tom Eerebout
Hair: Amber-Rose Peake using BUMBLE AND BUMBLE
Make-up: Gina Blondell using CHANEL
Model: Gracie Van Gastel from ELITE

Look 1: Shirt by HUSSEIN CHALAYAN, dungarees and clogs by KINDER AGGUGINI, wool socks by ASOS, hairnet from PAKS
Look 2: Knitted cardigan by CRAIG LAWRENCE, wool jumper by MARGARET HOWELL, jeans by ASHISH, sandals by MARQUES ALMEIDA
Look 3: Coat by MARQUES ALMEIDA, white knitted dress with collar by SISTER BY SIBLING, skirt and shoes by MARGARET HOWELL
Look 4: Knitted dress by CRAIG LAWRENCE
Look 5: Shirt by KINDER AGGUGINI, denim apron by MARQUES ALMEIDA, skirt by VIVIENNE WESTWOOD RED LABEL
Look 6: Denim shirt by MARGARET HOWELL, dress by HOLLY FULTON
Look 7: Dress by MARQUES ALMEIDA, clogs by KINDER AGGUGINI, wool socks by ASOS
Look 8: Shirt by VIVIENNE WESTWOOD RED LABEL, dress with lace detail by ALBERTA FERRETTI

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Craig Lawrence’s S/S 13 moodboard glows with twisted lights and reflective bubble wrap, black and white images signalling Lawrence has abandoned colour this season. In translation, that meant phosphorescent pieces made from reflective, clear and metallic yarn, served up in the Portico Rooms at Somerset House in front of funhouse mirrors. The London-based designer told Wonderland: “My S/S 2013 collection is inspired by fairy-tales, including the Armenian folk tale of Anaeet and the weaving of secret messages.”

It’s no secret Lawrence uses texture to convey his message. The focus of the collection was on the silhouette, from tiered peekaboo knits to elegant body-skimming gowns to dresses covered with explosive silver hair.

The painting on the moodboard of the woman sat weaving is of Anaeet from Armenian folklore, which tells of a prince who weaves secret messages into brocade to save himself and his princess from an evil priest. Pretty appropriate: Lawrence, who created knitwear for Gareth Pugh for the first six seasons, is a modern day prince of knitwear. The Central Saint Martins graduate unravels tradition and consistently pushes the boundaries of his craft with wild experiments in texture.

But besides obsure Eastern European fairy tales, the real showstopper was in the final moments of the collection when Lawrence’s inspiration from luminous undersea plankton and jellyfish became clear. When the lights went down for the final walk and camera phones flashed furiously, the knit revealed its secret message – combining optic fibres with the signature Kyototex yarn, it reflects light and flash photography. Magic.

View the full collection here. www.craiglawrence.co.uk

Words: Emma Spedding
Images: Mark Rabadan

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