The inspiration behind DCA’s AW16 Rae of Light print collection stems from artist Fiona Rae's 2003 selection of paintings called Hong Kong Garden. From the moment I clapped eyes on these beauties I fell in love with her work.
Layers of an inter-galactic storms; spraying
constellations of toxic colour; stencilled letters; graffiti, smudgy brushstrokes
and comic book patterns jostle for the eye in each canvas.
Jennifer Higgie art critic perfectly sums up
Hong Kong Garden “Despite their appearance of breezy clarity, these are slow
paintings, slow to make and slow to really see”. Although just a tiny fragment of Jennifer
Higgies’ review, these words resonated with DCA, the embodiment of what we feel
about slow fashion and its evolution. We love creating meaning and the story
behind the clothes is as important to us as the clothes. So when Jennifer Higgie said; “Fiona Rae’s recent paintings embody this mix
of depletion and possibility; they’re confusing and complicated and yet full of
hope”; we knew we had to create a print of hope! Hope that the future of
fashion adopts the circular economy in full – which means make – use –
re-use. DCA's favourite piece in the Hong Kong Garden collection is 'Tsunami' as seen below.
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| Fiona Rae - segment of 'Tsunami' - part of the Hong Kong Garden collection |
http://www.fiona-rae.com/paintings/2001-06-font-sticker-pour/tsunami/
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| Deborah Campbell Rae Of Light Dress |
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| Deborah Campbell Rae Of Light V Neck Dress |
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| Deborah Campbell Rae Of Light Tee Top |
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