Catwalk Review: J. Mendel A/W 2011/12

DESIGNER:Natalie Portman, incidentally). He went from light-as-air fabrics and colours to a darker (almost all black), heavier collection that took a menswear influence as its main focus. Three-quarter-length coats with strong shoulders were the dominant silhouette. These were worn over polonecks with tailored pants (sometimes genie-style) or three-quarter-length skirts and dresses with sweeping backs. The tribal influence meant quilted furs, and bugle-beaded tulle in tribal patterns. But executed on rich shaved pelts and the low netted sheer back of an evening jumpsuit, the effect was anything but primitive.