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Erin Fetherston's Fairytales
Despite her concerns, Fetherston’s creativity was not hindered by Manhattan. In fact, the move inspired a sweetly sophisticated Spring 2009 collection, an ode to the city. Filled with shimmering sequins, fluttering chiffon and impeccably tailored trenches and trousers, the collection marked a point of maturity, but still maintained Fetherston’s knack for whimsy.
Fetherston’s storytelling skills aren’t limited to the runway. The designer has collaborated with the likes of photographer Ellen Von Unwerth, Zooey Deschanel and Kirsten Dunst on a series of surreal fashion films. “I love film because it can show you so much more” she says. “There’s the clothes you present each season but the world that I live in extends so far beyond that; it’s a whole universe and there’s a spirit and a girl and a story.”
“After a couple of weeks, my mom had to beg the school to switch me to the afternoon class because it was such an ordeal to get dressed.”
Her most recent project, a silent film directed by Marisa Crawford to showcase her Fall 2009/10 collection, is an “imaginative representation of the Fall collection.” Featuring Fetherston’s friends and muses, the film promises to give us a glimpse of how a collection is born out of the designer’s mind.
Erin Fetherston’s designs aren’t for everyone. They’re overtly feminine, often treacly in their cuteness, and come from a place of utter enchantment. And yet, as Fetherston assures, “it’s never too much. You’re not going to look ridiculous. It’s just enough where you feel you’ve got a little fairy dust on you.”
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How beautiful! These are the kind of clothes that I find inspiring!
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