{"id":62952,"date":"2016-01-11T18:14:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T18:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=62952"},"modified":"2017-07-31T10:04:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T10:04:49","slug":"lcm-lou-dalton-aw16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2016\/01\/11\/lcm-lou-dalton-aw16\/","title":{"rendered":"LCM: Lou Dalton AW16"},"content":{"rendered":"
For AW16 Lou Dalton looked seaward and brought nautical tradition up to date with aplomb.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n To the Sea<\/strong><\/p>\n It was a WWII naval intelligence group called The Shetland Bus that served as inspiration for Lou Dalton this season – or rather, those agent’s\u00a0undercover-fisherman outfits. In reality, this meant simple, fairly traditional clothes, done well. Any collection Shetland-related would be missing a trick if it wasn’t at least a little focused on knitwear. Fortunately, Dalton wouldn’t make such a mistake, and took this opportunity to showcase some lovely knitted pieces like bottle green, heavy-gauge rollnecks and cream captain’s sweaters. Best of all, a super-tactile, marled camel number with a hairy texture was the kind of thing you would want to wear every day.<\/p>\n Tradition, Loosened<\/strong><\/p>\n Silhouettes were slouched and unfussy, with baggy trousers and soft-shouldered, rich flannel outwear playing key roles. There was a kind of understated beauty to low-key blousons in intelligently chosen fabrics and classic blazers that were tweaked just a touch through dropped shoulders and a cropped length. I was reminded of that legend of low-key British menswear Margaret Howell when I watched these thoughtful creations saunter past (and that’s no bad thing).<\/p>\n A Man for All Seasons<\/strong><\/p>\n It wasn’t all a vintage affair though, as neoprene sweatshirts clinched with belts cropped up. So too, did wet-look leather pieces that rather nicely riffed on the practicalities of being at sea: that is to say, the getting wet part. Those small points of difference are what made this season great, be that a shirt with an oversized pocket or a simple zip jacket in\u00a0navy fleece that looked as if it were made from several skinned teddy bears – in the best way possible. This was a collection low on concept and all the better for it; there’s a great deal to love here, which certainly isn’t something you can say after every fashion show.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n