What has been the response to Ohne Titel at the Paris Fashion Week?
Alexa Adams: The response in Paris has been really strong. We’ve gotten a lot of positive attention to this collection from all over, actually, from Asia to New York. We really love the sensibility in Paris though; it’s a great to be exposed to all the creativity going on here. How did ancient Egypt inspire this season’s collection? Adams: We did a lot of research ultimately, but it was initially inspired by New Kingdom [era] paintings and sculptures from the collection at the Met [the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City]. The linear shapes in tailoring and the wrapping of the body’s form came from Egyptian sculptures from that time period. Flora Gill: Also, the head coverings of some of the Pharaonic mummies, some of the laciness of those designs, led us to experiment with new textures. Feathers on silk, for example, was a new technique we tried with this collection. Adams: We also followed the Egyptian cannon of proportion, the aesthetic of the stronger muscular shoulder and
