Edward Gn Spring 2011

Edward Gn suit collection

Edward Gn's Spring 2011 reflected the 1930's, 1940's and 1970's. His inspiration for this collection was fashion designers Jean Muir and Ossie Clark. Gn's black and white eyelet suits, left and center and brown suit on the right were some of my favorite tailored pieces from his collection. Below is a glance at Gn's inspiration for his collection from Ossie Clark . His 1960's-70's-all have obvious 30's and early 40's silhouettes .

Ossie Clark collection from the 1970's

Ossie Clark played with color and pattern to emphasize the great details in his designs which clearly hold up today. Looking at the vintage patterns below it is easy to see Clark's inspiration. The 1930's depression and the 1940's WWII had much in common with the Vietnam war and recession of the late 1960's -early 1970's when Ossie Clark and Jean Muir were designing.

Vogue and Simplicity patterns from 1930's and '40's

Gn's Spring collection 2011 also finds a similar world : A massive recession and a long standing war in Afghanistan . His floor length dresses in muted colors have clear 1970's Jean Muir influences. What I like about Gn, is his ability to give a fresh modern look to a vintage silhouette .

Gn's long dresses Spring 2011

The clean lines of these Jean Muir dresses below from Vogue Couture patterns, hold the test of time. Easy to see why Gn was inspired by her designs.

Jean Muir 1970's Vogue patterns

Below, the jewel tone dresses from Gn's collection are classics updated with a nice twist of vibrant color. Feminine ruffles were popular with many Spring runway collections, a detail that is very reminiscent of the 1930's.

Gn shows ruffles and and jewel tones for spring

Using one of these vintage patterns below from the 1930's and '70's , one could easily create their own great look for Spring 2011 .

Patterns from 1930's and 1970's