With their S/S 12 collection entitled ‘Shell’, Anrealage attempts to push silhouette out by using plastic moulds heat fused with fabric which is most strikingly seen in the upper half bodies that are pushed out of their white dresses.  The effect should be ridiculous given that a woman is walking around with what is essentially the top half of a dress form jutting out from their chests.  Yet the skillful application of these plastic moulds together with the stiffening of pleats in this opening passage of dresses are utterly convincing, so much so that in my mind, there are no doubts as to the wearability of these pieces.  It could be the use of pure white or the fact that the shape of the basic dresses themselves are quite simple.  Nonetheless, Morinaga’s interpretation of classical statues with the help of crude plastic packaging moulding yields fantastic results, especially when he then applies the technique to smaller details.  A pair of sunglasses in a pocket, a pearl necklace, a rucksack cargo pockets squarely bulging out, a collar, belt and button holes that are raised on a checked trench coat make for more accessible pieces in the collection if statuesque silhouettes aren’t your thing..

Oh my god.