Shiruetto - The Delightfully Unexpected
Olives and white chocolate. Sheer polka-dot socks and kitten heel sling backs. Minimal, urban-inspired fashion and a historic late 19th century Georgian Revival mansion. What do all of these things have in common? They're all unexpected combinations that sound like they'd be competing with one another but in reality harmonize more perfectly than Harry Styles and the other four hunkaroni and cheeses that make up One Direction.
The juxtaposition I am specifically referring to in this instance is that of Shira Naftali, owner and designer of Shiruetto Clothing. Shiruetto, (Silouhette in Japanese) is a sartorial manifestation of Shira's talent, mixed with her discerning eye for seamlessly integrating something so fluid as fabric, with the influences and composition of very rigid materials such as wood, paper, metal and concrete.
The dress Shira sent me and the one I immediately fell in love with is made of all linen with a print of wrinkled Tyvek yarn pattern at the front (yes, Tyvek, the versatile stuff that can be used for fancy mailing envelopes, as well as the material that helps keep houses insulated and water out). Bonus: the front of this airy dress is digitally printed with, what reminded me of an abstract marble-ish, Stone-esque print that really made me one with my urban jungle surroundings.
