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ASIAN, SLAVIC, AND AFRICAN FLARE: DAMIR DOMA’S FALL/WINTER COLLECTION 2012

East-Asian, Slavic, African, and……barbaric? These may be some of the influences running through the mind of Croatian born, Paris-based designer Damir Doma in his Fall/Winter 2012 Men’s collection. The designer whose work is usually the facet of draping asymmetrical tops and trousers, dark Romanesque cuts, and distressed hand-knit fabrics really emphasized new notions in his design propriety in his collection for Fall/Winter 2012. Instead of his typically minimal flare for a soft and cool color palette of concretes and cool grays, dusts and soft browns, and matte blacks, this season the designer has pursued a ‘larger-than-life’ palette that uses sophisticated pattern and line, deep alizarins, radiant browns given intense texture with deep hues of charcoal, and balanced with opalescent cerise beads, and rectangular mother-of-pearl-like stones. Pushing beyond his comfort zone? We think so. This season Damir Doma uses a far more, international variety of models, each ranking his own vamped version of Damir’s vision.We were extraordinarily excited to see heavy furs introduced to this seasons collection. It’s a courageous motion towards development from the more minimal collections of the past. When the last few looks arrived, and we were presented again with Damir’s expert ensembles of black we oohed and ahhed. The designer’s ability to give exquisite texture and draping in head to toe black ensembles still takes our breath away. Carrot-trousers, slouched kepi caps, and beautifully laced black loafers finished off the collection with the same unspoken refrain, ” I trust myself enough to try new things.” Needless to say, we’re hoping for an early autumn this year.

Written by Martin Narrod

All Photographs Courtesy of Matt Reeves at of darkroomdemons.com