The inspiration behind the DAMIR DOMA window display at DOVER STREET MARKET London for Spring Summer 2012, in a special project with DIPLOMATES, Paris.

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DAMIR DOMA is delighted to announce a temporary window display for Spring Summer 2012 at London’s premier multibrand boutique Dover Street Market.

Dover Street Market (an initiative of Comme des Garçons) have invited DAMIR DOMA to express the mood of the women’s and men’s collections in a custom installation, in partnership with the Parisian design and production studio Diplomates.

The archival image “Cave of the Winds, Stalactites Alabaster Avenue” taken in the 19th century in Denver, Colorado by W. H. Jackson & Co. forms part of the inspiration for the project.

Keep reading as we unveil the project in the following days.

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Damir Doma Womens Spring Summer 2012 featured in the SS12 issue of Schön Magazine (Germany).

Photography by Junko Kawabata
Styling Kannika Chhit

The model Lindsey Wixson wears look XX from the Damir Doma Womens Spring Summer 2012 show in the SS12 issue of Purple Fashion magazine (France).

Styling by Carine Roitfeld
Photography by Terry Richardson

Damir Doma Womens Spring Summer 2012 rubin and pyrite chokers featured in the February 2012 issue of L’Officiel Magazine (France).

“Belleville – Bamako” Fashion story by Alexandra Elbim.

Photography by Sybille Walter
Styling by Samuel Drira

An aura of decadence floats over the season’s silhouette, suffused with dense texture and tone. Colours whisper the glory of a forgotten age in dusty shades of russet and wine, bone and green jasper. A pale story of variegated stripes in tonal linen lends a passage of light, paring down the kaleidoscope of deep, patterned hues that define the season.

Tailored jackets feature soft scarf collars or a sliced lapel, with a new wide sleeve (buttoned-in at the cuff). Ethnic-inspired trousers are cut full in the leg and hit the ankle with a wide cuff. Tiered trenches, ponchos and a floor-sweeping duster coat are rendered in woolen tapestry fabrics, finished with papery leather patches and antiqued zips. The precision of fine leather piping along hems and pockets contrasts laddered knitwear and distressed blanket wools.

Raccoon and muskrat furs are crafted into opulent gilets laid over suits in thick ikat and jacquard. An ornate fleur-de-lys print decorates nehru shirts and rollneck tees. Ropes of wooden beads are strung across the torso as a reverent ornament, at times complemented by armoured belts of polished horn. High rumpled boots in soft calf and a buckle-heel derby both meld function with a pastoral elegance. A finale of jewel-toned kimono shirts resounds with a quiet joy. The effect is triumphant.