Alice + Olivia Ready-to-Wear Fall 2014

By Lesly Xochmitl & Orialys Coriano, FIT Hot Topics Interns

Alice Olivia inspiration
Alice + Olivia’s Ready-to-Wear Fall 2014 collection depicted garments that are “dark, sexy, and all tied back to a Victorian element,” (just as Bendent previously stated). She was inspired by Benjamin Lacombe’s fantasyland and whimsical illustrations. And accordingly, Bendent named her own fairytale Enchanted: The Search for the Golden Monarch. Bendent explicitly displays characters such as Cinderella or Rapunzel with rich and modern looks. The model portrayed as Cinderella wore a luxurious royal blue gown and for Rapunzel we see her in a vivid green cock-tail dress and matching stockings that read: “Don’t hate a dirty mind, have a sexy imagination.”And, despite the “pure” reputation these characters demonstrate in stories, Bendent adds edge as she styled looks with dark buttons, lavishing black chokers and dramatic black cat-eye makeup touches. Bendet also showcased what she interpreted to be seventies-fashion highlights.  Overall, Alice + Olivia’s designs concentrate on the Victorian era as it was interpreted in the 1970’s.

Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear Alice + Olivia

Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear Alice + Olivia

Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear Alice + Olivia