Fashion | Jimmy D Autumn/Winter 2012

IT'S A KIND OF MAGICK

 INVOKE shirt

 CHRISTOL harness with spikes

 MELTDOWN dress

 INTERSTATE dress

 CHAOS dress

ENCHANTED cap dress with CHRISTOL harness with spikes underneath

"Auckland based designer James Dobson created the label Jimmy D in 2004, winning the prestigious Mercedes Start Up Award with his first collection. Jimmy D’s signature look is dark, with a wry sense of humour, combining deconstructed, androgynous, over sized silhouettes with body conscious elements.

Jimmy D continues to win new fans the world over each season and is currently stocked in 20 boutiques through out New Zealand, Australia and the USA and has been featured in international publications such as Japanese and Korean Vogue and Sportswear International where Jimmy D was selected as one of ‘The eight most directional collections today’."

Words and images Via jimmydwashere.wordpress.com/

Ever since a saw Jimmy D in one  of the first ever Remix magazines that I bought, I have had a small obsession with his collections. I love the dark feeling to it. It is raw and there is no prettying around. His collections are what they are. Nothing less and nothing more.

I love everything about his design style. From the loose fit to the long hem lines, the use of chiffon to the leather harnesses with long, sharp studs. PURE HEAVEN IN MY EYES. 

I have seen the ENCHANTED cape dress before but it didn't have the CHRISTOL harness underneath, and it really adds another dimension to the dress.

I wish I had the shirt in the first image. It is really quite lovely. The long collar, loose fit, low scooping hem line at the back and the long pieces of fabric coming off the sleeves creates a fresh and totally new concept to the white collared shirt.

Needless to say, Jimmy D is defiantly one of my favourite brands that have ever come out og=f good old New Zealand.