Shabatin S/S'14 - The Clothes Maiden Magazine

When picking out your ideal summer wardrobe, there are a few rules everyone follows: It must be eye-catching and different; it must flatter; it must be on trend. With these three contrasting points in mind it can be very difficult to find everything you’re looking for. Either it’s so out there that no one likes it, It doesn’t flatter your figure so you don’t like it, or everyone loves it so much everyone else has it. But now Shabatin’s S/S’14 collection is for sale, and all our prayers have been answered.

With the collection itself staying true to the timeless Spring/Summer colour pallet of fresh apple greens, flouresing fuchsias, traffic stopping reds, and sunny yellows it’s impossible not to envision yourself chilling with your best friends at a barbecue. The colours however are only the beginning. The collection is a visual onslaught of bold stripes, oversized plaid, printed trousers, and so much more! It’s attention grabbing, and – perhaps more importantly – attention keeping. It’s shocking and loud, but stylish and sleek.

The collection is heavily inspired by Roy Lichtenstein style pop art and Quentin Tarantino films. It’s an explosion of 90’s silhouettes and shapes. Taking iconic styles and updating them, making the collection a diverse display of postmodernism. Each piece is embellished with a cute revolver, a Shabatin tribute to Tarantino’s films. Included are elements of comedy, thriller and good old fashioned gangsta, almost as though the pieces had been plucked directly out of Pulp Fiction, or Kill Bill.

These designs are a celebration of women’s strength and independence. With focuses on extended shoulder, and cropped tops that you’ll want a naval piercing to fill the space! The items are a movement of power, and brilliance, pushing the standard shapes and styles to a new level.

Katherine Bull

You can buy Shabatin’s collections here.