Longing for brighter, warmer, sunkissed Spring days? I’ve got just the remedy! Feast your eyes on the exquisite new season collection from COS.
The Event: the COS SS16 Press Preview.
The Date: 12th November 2015.
The Location: Kerlin Gallery, Anne’s Lane, Dublin.
Held in the beautiful and appropriately minimalistic surroundings of the Kerlin Gallery the collection became the art and breathed life into the stark canvas of the room.
The perfect vibe to accompany the Spring/Summer 16 showcase by COS, a brand known for its premium, minimalist chic approach to apparel at a high-street price point.
The Welcome:
A warm hug and the offer of a delicious Chai tea on arrival coming in from a damp and blustery day, was the beginning of a wonderful afternoon taking in all things COS at the COS Press Preview for their SS16 Collection. Delightful.
The Overview:
Celebrating Essentials and Reinterpreting Calm at COS This Season.
The Collection:
Women’s wear is treated to a theme of reduction and reinvention in a palette of blush, cream and sandstone hues. A pared back naturalistic approach to the collection sees the company highlighting an evident organic, effortless and functional appeal – sure to make this collection a stand-out for the pretty, practical and chic lovers amongst us!
Elegance simply abounds in this collection…
Organic Oragami Approach.
A stand-out piece for me was the pearl linen silk shirt, falling in folds that elegantly drape around the neckline.
Back to Basics: Nude Rules.
Sandstone hues take inspiration from the organic shapes of sand dunes seen in Renate Aller’s photographs and results in garments organiclly structured and delivered with a calming influence.
With a firm focus on a reduction in details, and the use of luxurious fabrics such as silk, the collection is simply stunning.
Neutrals in summer are always in style.
Raw Denim:
The collection sees denim celebrated for it’s functionality, desirability and simplicity. Denim is set to be a HUGE trend this SS16 and is layered throughout the collection right down to the accessories!
The Accessories:
Knotted leather sandals in grey or white.
Angular, metallic jewellery featuring details such as compressed, recycled denim adds another contemporary twist to the collection.
{I love this angular take on the jewellery, this piece in particular!}
Menswear:
Tailoring, fresh silhouettes, car coats and boat necks feature strongly in the Menswear Collection for summer.
The overall vibe to this press event was sheer elegance complimented by a chic and minimal approach to the presentation, perfectly complimenting the brand. I am looking forward to picking up a a couple of pieces from this collection and incorporating them seamlessly into my wardrobe capsule collection.
This was one of my favourite press events that I have attended. I cannot get over the overall attention to detail. From the presentation of the collection calmly and eloquently communicated by the PR representatives for the company, the aesthetics of the show place adding an almost ethereal feel to the event, to the welcome spread of a selection of teas and nibbles laid out, complimented with a seating area.
A calm, cool and chic presentation – to be honest I expect nothing less from COS.
The collection is rolling out in-store from February – so not long now to wait!
What are some of your favourites that stand out from the collection? Tweet me @DublinGail/Tag me on Instagram @littlegforce or leave your faves in the comments section below!
Thank you to Baluba for the invitation and the Kerlin Gallery.
Thanks for stopping by everyone!
Gail.Xx
Photography: © Gail O’Connor.
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