Hannah Marshall Womenswear A/W10

Hannah Marshall was another designer of this dark trio (comprising Felder Felder and Jean Pierre Braganza) to stick to her guns, doing what she does best - the black dress. A long black velvet high-necked dress with suggestive splits at the elbows opened the show and what ensued, actually was a broadening of Marshall's repertoire. There were leather trousers with slits at the kneecaps, structured masculine jackets, pieces of textural knitwear, flocked velvet jumpsuits and a finale of black velvet body. Holding everything together were the placements of slits, cut-outs and in the case of one particular statement dress, some sculptural horizontal strips that stood rigid away from the body.