‘Bain du Soleil’
The 1920’s have again proved to be an inexhaustible source of inspiration for Truus and Riet Spijkers. The SIS S/S12 collection is a collection with graphic elements; stripes, dots and zigzag motifs inspired by summer sports and Olympics. Of bathers on the French coast to Olympic competition swimmers. It is therefore not surprising that “Sis” Braun, the first Dutch Olympic swimming champion (1928), became the muse for this summery collection. “Sis” Braun can also be seen as one of the women that were the catalyst for a new era of female independence, passion and lifestyle that still encompasses the modern woman of today.
Boulevards, palmbeaches, sun, sea and water. The collection evokes images of boulevards, palmbeaches, sun sea and water.
Featuring slouchy and smooth silhouettes, summersports and sceneries of naughty ladies in swimsuits and elegant 3/4 length evening dresses in midnight blue with diagonal ‘ Bain du Soleil’ prints for a night out at the town. The materials are light and airy such as cotton voile, crepe de chine, cotton chambray jeans, ringspun cotton and linen jersey. The colour palette moves from sun-bleached, white, rose, pistachio, lilac and ecru to more bright and sultry colours such as amber, parrakeet green, night blue and black supported by a variety of graphic and figurative prints