Halpern SS21 and a Tribute to Heroines of the Front Line
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[x_blockquote cite=”Michael Halpern.” type=”center”]“To me, times of re-emergence call for pure creation: the most uplifting feeling I can think of. I didn’t design this collection with cocktail parties or ballrooms in mind, but purely from the desire to capture in dressmaking the individuality embodied by savoir-fair, and the joy it brings to those who wear it. This collection was created in celebration of the women on the frontline, and for anyone it may inspire and uplift.” [/x_blockquote]
Arianna, Sister ITU, NHS / Senior Staff Nurse, Homerton Hospital
– Black hand-moulded crystal plisse dress with a pointe d’esprit tulle base
– Tea-length dress in pink and gold leopard jacquard with ombré pink-to-black hand-appliqué plume
Odiri, Trains Manager, TFL
– Black and emerald polka-dot lounge suit
– Peridot green hand-moulded crystal plissé dress on a boned nude tulle bustier
Ghalia, OBGYN, NHS
– Pink and gold leopard jacquard gigot-sleeved high/low cape-back gown with a pointe d’esprit tulle base
– Emerald and black polka-dot silk draped orb dress
Sarah, Cleaning Services, NHS, Homerton Hospital
– Plaid French tweed oversized hooded opera coat with draped sleeves worn with a matching skirtwith plume, and an emerald and black polka-dot ruffled silk blouse
– Red and fuchsia zebra print magnified cape-back kaftan with bows in viscose and plume
Latifah, Train Operator, TFL
– Dress constructed from a black fuzzy-micro-sequinned high-neck bodice and a gold and pinkleopard silk jacquard bowed tapered skirt
– Pink and black dégradé plumed orb dress
Aziza, Night Bus Station Controller, TFL
– Emerald and black polka-dot silk draped-sleeve trained gown
– Red and black plaid French tweed skirt suit with plume
Chevonese, Health Care Assistant, Kare Plus Croydon
– Black silk ruffled blouse worn with a gold and pink leopard jacquard pointed-shoulder blazer,and a floor-length black silk bias-cut skirt
– Plaid French tweed high-neck draped bustier and a matching high-slit midi-skirt
Caroline, Volunteer Organizer of PPE Manufacturing
– Black and white printed sequinned lounge suit trimmed in black silk
– Emerald and black ruffled silk blouse worn with a plaid French tweed pointed shoulder blazer and a black and emerald bias-cut polka- dot floor-length skirt
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