
the language of fashion design
Color blocking yields
asymmetry strictly through
the placement of color. In a
Mondrian-esque composition
of framed primary hues, the
in-seam pocket is improvised
to create width at the hip.
Neckline, waist, and bust
are delineated with rounded
black bars, but the hip line
is pronounced only by the
ruler-straight pocket edges
over a curved hem. All of this
hinges on one glittering gold
exposed zipper front in a very
deliberate design.
DASHA GAUSER,
Moscow, Russia
The simple division of silky
knife pleats into two differ-
ent dusty tones at center
front is quietly interest-
ing on the skirt, creating
visual asymmetry ...