Peter Pilotto AW12 at London Fashion Week

Designers Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos, who met whilst studying at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the year 2000, dazzled viewers at London Fashion Week. Peter Pilotto won the Best Emerging Talent Award at the British Fashion Awards in 2009, which was an amazing highlight for the brand.

Peter Pilotto's vision of womenswear embraces both new and classic perspectives on elegance. Otherworldly prints combine with soft, sculptural shapes to form the handwriting of the design duo, something which evolves and is explored each season as opposed to being reactionary.

The Peter Pilotto woman is described as, "beyond pure classification of age or style, just like the clothes themselves" with the brand's trademark style of "thought-through print placements." 2012 holds "A bright and colourful year" for Peter Pilotto designs.

Brand Background

Peter Pilotto’s vision of womenswear embraces both new and classic perspectives on elegance. Otherworldly prints combine with soft sculptural shapes to form the handwriting of the design duo, something which evolves and is explored each season as opposed to being reactionary.

Pilotto is focused toward textile and print whereas De Vos concentrates more on silhouette and drape. However the duo work beyond their individual perimeters to create something new, their process being very organic and beyond an integration of the two fields.

Peter Pilotto prefer to guard a little magic around their creations for the wearer’s own input. This is reinforced by the idea of the curiosity cabinet, which is something that holds stimulus for the duo. The curiosity cabinet is a metaphor for journey, their cultural mix and a collection of recurring things that enamour them, such as natural phenomena. The duo are particularly fascinated with a scientific view of nature, as reflected in the microscopic, encrusted, hyper-real prints of the collections.

Their customer is unique in that she is beyond pure classification of age or style, just like the clothes themselves. She is instantly attracted to the clothes and will wear them with her own expression, whether she encounters their designs through a chance discovery or is a loyal follower.

Peter Pilotto is sold in 29 countries and features at Colette, Paris; Harvey Nichols & Dover Street Market, London; Saks, New York, Opening Ceremony in New York and Los Angeles, as well as other directional boutiques worldwide.

[Images credit: Catwalking.com]