HORACE

Horace is a label not altogether easy to come by. Information about the brand is sparse online, and the production is fairly limited. The minimal information seems a willed obscurity, a notion further affirmed after seeing the lines and their accompanying titles. And as you will see, Horace is right at home at Bonnie&Clyde's. Horace was started roughly 9 years ago by British designers, Adam Entwisle and Emma Hales. The two had run the label successfully for 7 years before their first showing at the AW/08 London Fashion Week. Though the designers are from the UK, they have opened up a production house in Bali. This location is far more than a means to cheaper labor. For Horace is very much a hybrid of nomadic, tribal influence with the ever cool British street sense.

The design of Horace conveys an almost apocalyptic aura. Each of their lines offers voluminous layers of fabrics, often with a serious draping effect. Hoods and rips and a tattered wholeness. Their first larger scale collection in AW/08 is entitled Desert Survivor, and the name is not misleading. Many of the runway looks appear to be attire scavenged from a ravished desert land or put together in preparation for the impending dissolution of civilized society. Tunics and dense scarves are paired with tight pants and tattered denim. Hanging knits seem custom made for creatures of night.

Website: www.myspace.com/horace_tv