Zara inspired by Burberry Prorsum AW 2012

 
 



I am sure you have seen my "inspired by" posts - where I highlight Australian high street items which have been "inspired by" overseas runway collections.

I have done these posts for Australian brands like Cue, Sass & Bide, Scanlan & Theodore and even Collette Dinnigan.

Well if I was to do this for Zara items, I would be posting 24/7. Zara is the best thing since sliced bread for "inspired by" pieces. They do them well, at great prices and get them on the shop floor at supersonic speed.

Nevertheless, this one caught my eye as it was just so obvious but cute too.....

Lets start off with the runway versions......

They are Burberry Prorsum AW 2012.....








Tights, pencil skirts with ruffles or peplums and bow belts in autumn tans and khakis. But the cute item of interest is the owl pattern on the tops/sweaters.

Kate Bosworth wore the trend on the day of the runway show. Too cute.

Strolling through Zara last week I came across this sweater in a grey wool blend - kinda looked familiar....







Even though it wasnt an owl, it still had the animal theme and some bits of color like the creams/browns and the metallic studs (gold stars and silver round ones).

From memory it was 70% wool and 30% synthetic.

It was $80.

Frankly I think they did a great job.

What is your verdict?

Do you like it?

Will you consider wearing it?

PS: What does "Prorsum" mean?

The name Prorsum was registered by Burberry in 1901. The word means "forward" and has been used for the most expensive collection which Burberry does.

FYI, Burberry operates under 4 brands:

• Burberry Prorsum - The most expensive of the brands. This is their luxurious, high end, runway brand.
• Burberry London - The dressed up, more formal brand, than Brit. Cuts are usually slim and the quality is a bit more well worked.
• Burberry Brit - The most known brand of them all. This is the brand that Burberry is built upon. Cuts vary from slim and formal to more loose and classic.
• Burberry Sport - A sport inspired brand, pointed more towards the youth customer.

More recently, Burberry has added two regional brands:

• Burberry Black Label, men (in Japan & Hong Kong, 2011 only)
• Burberry Blue Label, ladies (in Japan & Hong Kong, 2011 only)

Cue inspired by Peter Pilotto

Cue inspired by Peter Pilotto

Look!

Cue AW 2012 (available around February 2012 & looks very summery!!)

The blue satin Ming dress $289AU



This was so successful, they re-cut it in a pink.

So its called the Pink Ming dress....




Now lets look at some of the pieces from the Peter Pilotto SS 2012 collection.

Note this collection was shown on the runway in September 2011 - interesting timing compared to the Cue dress, eh?....

This one opened the show....

the pencil skirt version....




a pants version.....adore the red shoe contrast......would you try this with the Cue dress? Why not?




a full skirt version......oooh, a floral shoe in toning yellows & greens....




Do you see some referencing? I do. Similar but not the same.

& the red.....adore this....too bad Cue didnt try to replicate it.....hot, hot, hot.




Here are some celebrities in Pilotto SS 2012.


Miranda Kerr



Amber Le Bon



Brooklyn Decker


Kate Bosworth

Carey Mulligan - love this colour on her

A bit of background on the label.....

The brand is the brainchild of Christopher De Vos and Peter Pilotto who show at London Fashion Week.

The SS 2012 season had been inspired by a trip to Indonesia.
However they werent overflowing with the tropical prints you are seeing everywhere else.

Their core print, done in various colours gave the impression of under water views. Combined with scuba suit referencing & sculptural pieces, it was like no other collection floating yet sexy, sharp and current. I loved the laser-cut pieces (I have only shown that in the red dress above).


Perhaps, who can blame Cue for being inspired??? perhaps....

& the shoes, oh my God, the shoes!!!!!

A collaboration with Nicholas Kirkwood, the Perspex-heeled, plastic flower-bedecked Pilotto shoes stand to be a big wish list item this season.