{"id":11389,"date":"2012-09-20T15:11:15","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T15:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=11389"},"modified":"2013-04-01T17:44:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T17:44:21","slug":"from-moodboard-to-catwalk-daks-ss-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2012\/09\/20\/from-moodboard-to-catwalk-daks-ss-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"From moodboard to catwalk: Daks S\/S 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
Classy, cool, crisp – all words that spring to mind when looking at Daks<\/a> Spring\/Summer 2013. Sheila McKain-Ward lets us into the Daks world with a peek at her moodboard for the collection.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Fabric swatches, original Daks sketches and treasured postcards of 1950s sirens, fixed together by coloured drawing pins -the Daks S\/S 13 moodboard could be the scrapbook of a fashion student obsessed with heritage glamour. But while the moodboard might be a romantic tribute to Daks\u2019 past, the collection was all about propelling the brand into the present.<\/p>\n The women in the snapshots are an advertisement for British summertime, wearing clothes designed for sipping lemonade at the country club. So no surprise that Sheila McKain-Ward\u2019s modern Daks woman is just as refined, wearing butter cream and chalky white in weightless fabrics like chiffon, silk and nylon. Witness the first look: a simple white dress and buttermilk single-breasted coat with sloping shoulders, clearly inspired by the images of women in white leaning on tennis rackets.<\/p>\n And inned to the middle of the moodboard? The Daks house check, given a modern twist with a diamond pattern. McKain-Ward was inspired by the abstract expressionist movement – in particular, a Jasper Johns painting of white paint on top of a raw canvas. In her cool, crisp collection, that translated to layered textures and brushstroke prints.<\/p>\n Split in two halves, the show opened with transparent neutrals and closed with black leather – with the Daks signature check featured in the middle of the show, transitioning between the two palettes. The order perhaps signaled that McKain-Ward will continue to push the brand in new directions, but will stay loyal to the traditions that lie at the heart of the iconic brand.<\/p>\n Clever, simple, fluid and effortless – McKain-Ward mastered craftsmanship when working at Halston, Donna Karen and Oscar de la Renta. No wonder she produced a collection that recognised the house’s heritage – but one that lifted it to luxury status and beyond.<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n Words: Emma Spedding<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Classy, cool, crisp – all words that spring to mind when looking at Daks Spring\/Summer 2013. Sheila McKain-Ward lets us into the Daks world with a peek at her moodboard for the collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9418],"tags":[3056,3045,3025,3024,3046,3032,3031],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n