Tina Kalivas – “Hive Mind”

Fact: Tina Kalivas is a visionary. Her willingness to riff on a theme – tribal prints in AW09’s “Polyrhythms”, astrology in SS09’s “Fortune” and Afghani craftswomen in SS08’s “Zarafshan” (to name but a few) – means tightly focused and thematically coherent collections that pay little mind to the trends of the day. “Hive Mind” is Kalivas’ latest and in keeping with the design ethos of collections past, pulls focus on Escher-like perspective experiments and cubic/psychy prints that may have been birthed by longtime collaborator Jonathan Zawada. From there it’s meticulously structured details, body con magic and dazzling ensembles made to turn heads. I think we’re in love…again.

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