PARTIMI 'Waves' Collection
by Faye Adams on Nov 30, 2011 • 9:20 am
HYH popped down to the PARTIMI studio this week to catch up (drink tea and play with the cat) and get a closer look at the SS12collection ‘WAVES’.
Eleanor cites the collections inspirations as ‘dreaming of summer, sandy toes and wild weather‘. Known for striking prints taken from Eleanor and the Dorrien-Smith family’s photo albums, the SS12 collection does not disappoint. Draped jersey dresses are printed with distressed teals and copper browns taken from images of peeling paint on boats in Eleanor’s Fathers hometown. Paired with laid-back separates in neutral shades PARTIMI has created a collection that is wearable, nostalgic and that excites the senses.
Adding to their many collaborations, PARTIMI and milliner Lizzie McQuade (Lizzie has previously worked with PPQ, Emma Cook and Whistles) created a selection of straw boaters and head pieces to compliment the collection- a straw and recycled denim head piece takes reference from an old photograph of Eleanor’s father in a feathered headdress, bringing a youthfulness and energy to the collection that yearns to be worn to a summer festival.
