Auckland
The Blue Pleat Dress is made of sun ray pleated tulle layered over a merino base.
Look at this beautiful dress. No you can’t have it for Christmas. It’s a Winter 2012 dress from Camille Howie.
When the tinsel comes down and the Christmas tree is in the compost, look out for it. You will need it to gladden your heart come Auckland’s cruel season of endless drizzle and dreariness.
In Paris recently the Musee Bourdelle housed the first ever retrospective of the legendary Madame Gres (1903-1993), sculptor-in-cloth, complete gobsmacking genius. “Perfection is one of the goals I’m seeking,” said Gres. “For a dress to survive from one era to the next, it must be marked with extreme purity.” Camille, like Gres, and inspired by her, renders pleat and drape into dresses of a personal and unique character. Gentle, enduring stunners. Seek.
