Jennine from The Coveted snaps a picture of the Francis studio.
Last friday, Wendy invited a group of fabulous bloggers to take a peek into Francis by Christian Francis Roth's Spring 2010 line.
It was quite a treat to be inside the designer's studio and see how the magic happens. It's even more of a treat, and pretty rare, to have the designer explain to us the collection, piece by piece.
I was very impressed by the quality of the designs and the intricate construction, especially for the price point of Francis' new line. The Spring collection is inpired by the dioramas at the Museum of Natural History. He imagined how the Museum might explain three types of stylish New York girls, that he explained (descriptions from the Francis Blog):
- The Wild Sugartooth (cravus sucrosius) is an upbeat, social creature who displays lively colors and a bright smile. A springtime stroll past Dylan’s Candy Bar, Magnolia Bakery or Pinkberry is often rewarded by the sight of this species, which appears to enjoy nothing more than eating a sweet snack and wearing a pretty dress on a sunny day. (A subspecies of the Sugartooth can be found clad in gym clothes near the Cadbury Dairy Milk bars in supermarket aisles.)
- The Eastern Gameling (brainius cumulonimbus) is a gifted and talented breed with a natural immunity to gloomy weather. While some may nap the rainy day away, the Eastern Gameling seizes the opportunity and invites her flock over for an afternoon of fun and games. But even while she’s perched in her apartment alone, she finds stimulation in the bright colors and bold graphic prints that fill her closet.
- The cheerful Meadowspringer (novella picnicana) can be found in Central Park, frolicking around freshly mowed grasses or engaged in animated conversation around a picnic blanket. Well adapted to the landscape of fields and parks where she spends her free time, the Meadowspringer is as colorful as a flower shop and as melodious as an outdoor concert.
I definitely gravitated toward the Sugartooth collection, probably because all the dresses lined up on the rack with super acid-bright colors reminded me of Pixie Stix. And well, because out of all those ladies, I would probably be sugar-crazed one!
Here's a few of my favorite pieces:
Francis shows us a tiered dress in silk, with the frech seams outside! Genius! This cutie from the Gameling collection.
Just in: the custom-designed lite brite fabric. Can't wait to see what this becomes! Love the prints and super-bright colors? That's because Francis has his fabrics custom designed and custom dyed.
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