David Hart takes us back to our formative years, incorporating primarily primary colors, with a touch of green. Inspired by the Bauhaus movement, Hart‘s SS16 collection calls out the primary building blocks, of fashion and prints. Staying with his strong tailoring techniques he showcases structured linen suits with flat front trousers, pleated shorts, and geometric prints that allude to more tactile textures of the Bauhaus-era manufacturers. A front flap added to select pairs of shorts add the architectural element that imbues the inter-war era movement.
The collection takes the building blocks concept to a quite literal level, styling each set with necklaces made from the beads of the Anatex Rollercoaster – you know, that toy at the doctor’s office with the multi-colored wires and beads that you always felt too old to play with (I totally did anyway when my Mother wasn’t looking – we’re talking age of 4, here, so please spare me a little).
The skill with which Hart turns out this collection is certainly no surprise. Deftly returning to the basics by elevating the Bauhaus principles of strong lines and bold colors is a suitable direction for the brand to take – and its a direction in which we’ll gladly follow.