Created by Egyptian design maestro Farida Naguib, contemporary luxury label The King’s Mother is redefining the blazer. Designing sophisticated & versatile jackets, Farida is reinventing traditional blazer silhouettes with contrasting fabric textures, detailing & tailoring, resulting in a line-up of super cool and innovative blazer styles (We’re honestly obsessed!).
Designing sophisticated & versatile jackets, Farida is reinventing traditional blazer silhouettes with contrasting fabric textures, detailing & tailoring, resulting in a line-up of super cool and innovative blazer styles (We’re honestly obsessed!).
Inspired by the origins of the blazer (worn as a status symbol of pride by the winning row teams at Oxford & Cambridge), each season, The King’s Mother presents a collection of blazers which incorporate the traditional craftsmanship and techniques required to make a blazer, all whilst adding an inventive flair (think cut out shapes, playful embellishments & sheer panels).
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- Photo: Courtesy of The King’s Mother
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- Photo: Courtesy of The King’s Mother
For SS17, The King’s Mother’s ‘Echos’ collection draws inspiration from the mystical aesthetic of the Sufi movement. Wishing to pay homage to the enlightening, accepting & self-healing characteristics of the philosophy, ‘Echos’ incorporates key Sufi symbols into the design through the use of embroidered motifs and fabric detailing. In particular, a lot of emphasis has been put on celestial imagery, resulting in star details & constellation-inspired design. Even on the sheer organza panels, the detailing symbolises the human aura, ensuring each aspect of the blazers resonate with the Sufi philosophy.
Even on the sheer organza panels, the detailing symbolises the human aura, ensuring each aspect of the blazers resonate with the Sufi philosophy.
Photo: Courtesy of The King’s Mother
The cut-out structures & geometric panelling on the blazers is reminiscent of Sufi architecture, all incorporated in crepe, tweed, jacquard & organza fabrics. The pastel colour palette of sky blues, whites & soft pinks also ties in with the harmonious nature of Sufism ensuring that the blazers connote a sense of peace & harmony.
The pastel colour palette of sky blues, whites & soft pinks also ties in with the harmonious nature of Sufism ensuring that the blazers connote a sense of peace & harmony.
Incorporating both a striking aesthetic & deeper meaning, The King’s Mother’s SS17 collection, ‘Echos’ is mostly certainly one summer collection which has a variety of streamlined blazer pieces to up your style game (we recommend wearing your blazer with a pair of distressed denim or cuffed shorts for a more laid-back look).
Photo: Courtesy of The King’s Mother
Photo: Courtesy of The King’s Mother
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