With the likes of Adrien Sauvage and Ozwald Boateng around, I think now it is the perfect time to be a guy!!!
The collection by 2011 Spring/Summer collection Black Volta by Adrien Sauvage has had me drooling for a while. A very sophisticated collection presenting the modern gentlemen aware of his heritage.
Black Volta was inspired by a trip Sauvage made to Ghana after an 11-year absence. In an interview with DazedDigital, he states that he wanted the collection’s ‘DNA to have an honest heritage‘. A reflection of his background as an African raised in the UK. The result, is a stylish fusion of European influences with traditional Kente cloth.
Sauvage takes an interesting visual approach the lookbook by photographing family, friends and strangers in his pieces. ‘Capturing a carefree spirit and assertive independence of Ghanaian society building on the core principle of perfecting cut, as well as examining the construction of identity.
To compliment Black Volta, Sauvage directed a short film titled ‘This is Not a Suit’. ‘An instructional guide to the art of dressing which explores the creative quandaries of the mind’.
To fully grasp the basis of the collection, you and I would have had to be at the launch of the film. Or what would have been better is, Sauvage filming his experience in Ghana along with his visualization and production process for the collection. I think then we would have a better understanding of all the visual elements evolving in this collection.
The collection is heavy. It’s the reconnection of roots and a reconnection of tailoring basics.
I think articles and press releases don’t carry the weight of this collection properly.
I feel as if there is so much more to it!!!
SOURCE: ADRIEN SUAVAGE, STYLE SALVAGE, DAZED DIGITAL & APE TO GENTLEMAN
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