Juniper
Bernard Chandran first started his Petang Raya Collection in 2006. This Hari Raya season sees the designer coming back with yet another revolutionary style, staying true to his consistency in bringing fresh concepts and constantly updating the Malay traditional wear.
His Petang Raya 2015/16 is current, retaining the femininity and full-on glamour. There are some lace-on-lace designs which created a whole new effect and he has introduced lace patching in a whole new fun way. The ‘kurung’ cut is updated to look more like blouses and standalone dresses with some designs spotting a sports jacket trend. There are embellishments but they are introduced as stripe patterns.
The colour palette for this season is a play of black and fluorescent hues, from shocking pink and lime green to bright turquoise. He was inspired by the colours on his daughter’s T-shirt. The challenge was to experiment on these colours and still retain the glamour on my Petang Raya collection.
Giving reference to this collection, firstly, he updated the silhouette. He introduced various designs for the ‘kurung’ tops. Some are spotted with collars; some have double sleeves, pleated blouses and patch pockets showing.
Secondly, the colour palette, he used pop colours including fluorescent pink, lime green and bright turquoise and mixed them together.
Thirdly – the ‘embellishments’. He updated the ‘kerawang’ using tube beads instead of thread or cutwork. He used crystals as stripe patterns.
Fourthly – he introduced fur to the collection.
I like the last one