Kuwaiti designer’s collection, inspired by Syria and India Tahir Sultan closed London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2013 season with a packed house at the Freemason’s Hall. The Kuwaiti designer’s 1940’s-tinged collection was instilled with his recent travels to Syria and India, drawing inspiration from the Thaar desert and artisansal Syrian embroidery. Many of the looks were masculine cuts, encouraging, as Tahir explained: “omen to bring out their strong but sensual side.”
There were equestrian accents, seen in a tweed Sherlock Holmes-esque swing coat with brown leather fastenings. Knits added a modern layer of relaxed sophistication; a knitted long cardigan with a complex plaited knit weave offered a flash of the intricate technique that we saw at Mark Fast earlier in the week. Neon-edged knitwear with billowing over-sized pockets was teamed with baggy, saggy hareem pants that slouched to the knee. Whilst a grey tweed tailored jacket and floaty pale blue dress bought with them a hint of softness and femininity.