For Spring/Summer 07’ designer Belinda Fairbanks looks to the ski bunnies of Switzerland with a drop or two of 70’s Charlie’s Angels here and there. In the opening section Fairbanks showed a series of cashmere and wool knit dresses. The detailing of the knit is very simple with a Swiss design, while the length of the dress is very short and very sexy. One of the standout dresses in this section is the navy blue cashmere knit dress. The hem of skirt and the cuffs of the long sleeve ribbed and the neckline of the dress is wide v-neck. Fairbanks showed a gray version of the same dress, both dresses were worn with a black knit stockings.

A great theme this season is resurrection of 60’s and 70’s geometric prints. The combination of earthy colors of the 70’s and bold color combinations of the 60’s date the prints but the unique design adds a modern twist. Belinda showed only a handful of strong looks in the collection using prints. One of the strongest prints was a brown and green print on silk umbrae. She used the print on two great looks; first a simple smock dress with flared sleeves. The other look is floor length gown in silk umbrae with a single shoulder strap and finished with a white silk satin belt around the torso of the dress.

The must have piece from the collection is one of Fairbanks long sleeve knit dresses. The dress is red cashmere dress knit dress with ¾ length sleeves and the hem of the dress is to the knee. The length of the knit dress creates a pencil skirt shape and the look is finished with cropped black velvet vest and black knit stockings. The overlook of the collection is very fluid and Fairbanks really took some of the best looks or trends from 60’s and 70’s. One could even say that the look for the collection is very close to Brigit Bardot in the 60’s. While Belinda chose to show a few of last seasons trends like the baby doll dress she really took a chance and did what she felt outside of the box right now. While I would have loved to have seen longer skirts or gowns in the collection, Fairbanks sexy tailoring and fluid shapes really made this collection. Bravo Madame Fairbanks!

View complete collection at Vogue Australia

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