I found Colins designs this time round rather interesting. Trying to bring yourself closer to nature as a Fashion Designer will obviously win you more points with Greenpeace and the Green Political Party. Truth be told; everything we wear as clothing today depends on plants somewhere along the food chain. Even if you incude the likes of animal skin into the equation; that animal may have eaten plant material or instead, ate the herbivores that do.
While other examples are very obvious to spot. The world famous Cotton is spun from the fibres attached to the seeds of the cotton plant. Lovely Linen is made from the finely woven fibres of the stems of the flax plant.
Having said that, some are not so obvious to detect. Silk comes from silk worms, which aren't plants. But all silk experts know that silk worms eat only the leaves of the white mulberry tree and without this plant, the silk industry would not exist- FULLSTOP.
To top up my point - you only have to glance once at a field of cows or sheep grazing on lush, green grass to find the source of wool and leather in their midst! This is what Colin had to say about his work:
“I’m inspired by nature so my surroundings play a very significant role in my designs. If I change my setting, it will definitely reflect in the designs. I am also inspired by individual characters and personalities. . .” Colin Ratisai
Plants have also undoubtedly played an important role in the colour and design of fabric materials. Blue jeans owe their colour to a lovely plant called indigo, and fabric designers from Laura Ashley, Alexander McQueen to Orla Kiely and Kenzo have used plants as inspiration for their exquisite work.
COLIN RATISAI
See more on - http://stanleyrawfashion.blogspot.co.uk/
Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean fashion designer extraordinaire, Colin Ratisai, whose label is known as CZeerat, made a debut appearance at the Africa Fashion Week held in Johannesburg in October.
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