Excerpt: Simon Miller - Resort 2025

 

"...Hansford titled her Resort 2025 collection as "Gala", after the late Salvador Dali's muse and wife Gala Dali, who passed away in 1982, and Dali retreated to his revamped 12th Century Castle Tower in La Bisbal, Púbol (Spain).  In which, he had dedicated the historic landmark to the Cult of Gala in his unwavering devotion and love for her.  Yet, the years following her death, she was revealed to be hypersexual with an insatiable appetite for male lovers, also having a controlling persona and short temper.  Hansford's latest array, does indeed show a sexual tension, a dominating presence, yet with its paciful appeal.  As Gala was for Dali, when he would often emotionally fall apart, and could not paint, a pacifying presence.

Although Hansford has used animal prints steadily since she took the reins of Simon Miller in 2018, the latest styles, with their leopard prints, show more of an aggressive aesthetic, with boxy tops and long coats inscribing a regimented look, as Gala was often described as "fierce and small" with "eyes that pierced walls", in lieu of her dominatrix persona.  There is no doubting the serious undertone of this collection, it does feel a lot more rigid than previous showings from Hansford, even though her 1970s elements can be seen throughout, which assists in softening the collection and offering a playful balance, the evocation of Gala as an inspiration for the Spring 2025 lookbook, has set forth an overall cold resolve, much like the woman herself, and her restless spirit." 

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(A.Glass 2024)

Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2024/11/simon-miller-resort-2025.html