Feathers and swan motifs may be prominent details in Giles Spring/Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection however “this is so not a collection about Black Swan” . Instead, silver is the backdrop for this dramatic collection: the Silver Swan musical automaton, an icon at the Bowes Museum; Cecil Beaton’s Symphony in Silver portrait and Warhol’s Silver Clouds. Above, white gown with red feather top (and red swan headdress); below, red gown with laser cut peplum and neckline detail.
Gown with doily-esque cutout detail ala jian zhi (also see the red Fall 2011 Marchesa gown).
The swan is in the detail — illusion top and lavender skirt. More images here.
Empire waist ball gown (aka the modern hanbok dress) with ombre feather accent.
