Luxury Know How
Written by Jeffree Benet
Tags: Escada | Fall / Winter 2009 | sport
Escada's reputation for high quality casual luxury, enlivened by striking colours and design know-how, once more finds a place in the label's exciting autumn/winter collection.
It's that time of year again with fashionistas around the world crazy with anticipation at their favourite designers fall/winter 2009 collections.
Hoping to catch a glimpse of ESCADA Sport, loyalists will not be disappointed and there are no surprises here as the label keeps close to its philosophy that sportswear dressing is feel-good dressing with an easy style that is practical yet casually luxurious.
One of the keys to ESCADA Sport's success is colour, which is crucial in their fall/winter collection. Winter capri pants, jeans, blazers and parkas are ignited by bright, winter whites and bolder raspberry, steel blue, Bordeaux, soft pink and stone..
Just as important is attention to fabric, something that has long distinguished ESCADA Sport. Here there is something for everyone, with clothes tailored in silk, cashmere, pony-skin and fine wool flannel.
New techno mixes give a practical edge with special wool blend denims, wool gabardines faced with jersey fleece. Innovation gives new energy and an affirmative nod to the active lifestyle.
ESCADA Sport has teamed with Gore Fabrics to bring together the exclusive qualities of their impermeable Gore-Tex and Windstopper fabrics. Out and around on the slopes need not be done smiling through clenched teeth while being whipped blue by cruel winds. Ski designs are infused with turbo-slope energy with Gore Tex hooded parkas in sleek white and blue, complemented by padded sleeveless vests in white and blue with detachable hoods with fur trim.
Off piste, try snug windstopper jackets with padded elbows and shoulder pads, hooded sweatshirts in red and cute knit tops in white. We love the thermal stretch pants with padded knees, vibrant in orange and turquoise, which make a strong statement and are sure to get you noticed.
Nylon puffer parkas, silk and wool herringbone and contrast-tipped twinsets are essential for your off-slope wardrobe.
Those who like to be pampered will be tlirilled at the prospect of blanket shirts and reversible teddy bear fur - faux, you will be glad to hear - on one side and coated on the other.
In a wave that has seen even the queen of minimalisin, Gwyneth Paltrow, swap her blocks of colour, there is definitely something afoot.
We love the dramatic reds, the complex Bordeaux and the peppermint blues - on their own or brought together in amiable fusion.
The flannel-faced duffle gets a thumbs up with self-toggle closings in raspberry that give a snug feel in the harshest winter sliowers.
The ESCADA Sport Fall/ Winter 2009 collection jumps from leisure to sport, encompassing with style and energy all the elements of a modern lifestyle.