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ZIMMERMANN Spring 2021 Ready-To-Wear | WILD BOTANICA
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“We often start a collection with a focus on print and this season I wanted to work with botanical art with an Australian focus - the unique floral shapes and the unexpected colour combinations. We thought about buoyant and diaphanous looks, balanced against crisp, masculine tailoring. I came across works by Ellis Rowan, a trailblazing artist, naturalist and explorer from the turn of the last century, who’s style traversed science and creativity. She was known for painting accurate depictions of wildflowers, insects and birds but with a very feminine, colourful and imaginative handle. We have been fortunate to partner with the National Library and others to be given the opportunity to bring ten of these works to life in various prints in the collection. We have contrasted these feminine styles - mostly on sheer, papery organdy and quite dramatic in silhouette - with more masculine suiting in a neutral, milky palette. The mood of the tailored looks is really important to me - these clean shapes were key in balancing out the collection and something I want us to keep exploring from here."