The Fall-Winter 2009-’10 “Bitter Sweet Utopia” Collection honors the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain.
The autumn winter collection for 2009-2010 gets the inspiration by taking a closer look into the years of the cold war, a world of complex dichotomy. It was an era that depicted the richness of the ingenious minds facing the limits of their surroundings. Jasmin Santanen’s AW collection contemplates a culture, developing based on its own imagination and personal archives, led by a burning passion for expression. The official early references were derived from the functional Bauhaus-forms through the embodiment of constructivism and cubism. In the later years, the search of lightness transformed the artistic direction into a more playful and amusing kitschy compositions. The collection set to charm with its melancholic, and poetic riddles approach with its “sole raison d’être” to fulfill.
Jasmin Santanen brings harmony to the collection through comfort and aesthetic values by using poetic washed colors that simmer with strong Revolutionary red, decorative mosaic shades and cubist ochre. Grayness and pallor of fierce circumstances challenge the extraordinary grandeur. Together they combine an exceptional creativity showing that contrasts can flourish creating an image of confidence, pride and beauty.
Despite the darkened years, this new multi-layered collection finds the richness through romantic simplicity of the everyday life behind the Iron curtain. High end wool coats and matching embroidered blazers combined with finest knitwear comprise a bohemian yet luxurious style. Feminine tunics and sumptuous dresses which light materials represent sensual silhouettes. Exquisite collars and sleeves give effects to blouses that in all together signal the most exclusive Jasmin Santanen looks.
