“THE VALLEY OF KATHMANDU” W’MENSWEAR AW/18
W’MENSWEAR AUTUMN / WINTER 18
Juniper berry smoke dances, floating upwards into the dusty atmosphere of the Kathmandu Valley, spreading its tentacles wide before dispersing into nothingness. A young calf calls for its mother across from a busy dirt road that bridges hillside to hillside, the calls are drowned by charging motorbikes and roaring truck motors. Mysterious currents guide vendors, travellers, pilgrims, and refugees through the valley. Their many faces call from neighbouring Tibet to further Bangalore. A freckled albino man approaches to sell his wooden flutes, as a leathery faced woman sweeps dust onto the street by my feet. The sun settles beyond snow capped mountains on the horizon, and the first blue blood moon in a century, lights the night sky with its brilliant glow. The smokey air loses its spice, thinning by the crisp night’s air, as the demons of today curl into their shells, and wave goodbye to time for now.
Sheepskin Digger’s Vest, Work Blazer in special dyed nylon, Roll Neck Shirt in special dyed cotton rayon, Kilt in cotton suede
Logger’s Shirt in wool fleece
Dust coat in superdry waxed cotton, Battlefield pants in cotton suiting, Ban the bomb indigo dyed tee
Good Night Shirt in indigo ottoman, Culottes in herringbone denim
Roll Neck Shirt in special dyed cotton Rayon,
RIGHT Peer Helpers Tee in indigo, Garden Smock & Fisherlady Pants in double faced denim LEFT Outdoor Jacket in Superdry waxed cotton, Dungaree indenim, Field Shirt in indigo ottoman
Fieldwork Suit in double faced denim, Short sleeved Peer Helpers Tee in indigo cotton
Field Shirt in indigo ottoman cotton
Peer Helpers Short Sleeved Tee in indigo cotton
LEFT Peer Helpers Tee in indigo cotton, Fieldwork Suit in double faced denim, Helicopter Pilot’s Down Jacket in special dyed nylon RIGHT Fisherlady Pants in double faced denim, Peer Helper’s Tee in indigo, Team Jacket and Hat in special dyed nylon
Peer Helpers Long Sleeved Tee in indigo cotton, Fisherlady Pants in double faced denim
Garden Smock in Bedford Corduroy, Team Jacket in special dyed nylon, Roll Neck Shirt in indigo Khadi cotton
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