Felipe Oliveira Baptista SS14: Safari Cool

Felipe Oliveira Baptista took a trip to North Africa recently, but it wasn't the spices, the rich exoticism and the exuberant colours that he took away with him. He took away a studied refinement, and the elegance of utility clothes such as those worn in the desert, or on safari. Dramatic nomadic silhouettes were sharply cut in clean cottons with hues ranging from dusty sage to Prussian blue. There were sweeping circle skirts and dresses with cutaway backs, high waisted slacks with crop tops and trench coats with thick waist belts. For night there were jacquards streaked with silver and little cocktail dresses cut into angular folds. It was a fresh and clean outing from the young designer - watch our interview with him to discover how the collection came about.