technical description
Organza and lace sleeveless top featuring a deep V-neckline, maxi organza, gabardine, lace ruffles on the neckline and shoulders, and a trimmed neckline in contrasting cotton featuring iridescent beading appliqué elements. Worn with an oblique patchwork cotton maxi skirt with lace inserts, contrast embroidery, bead appliqués and contrasting light lining.
Size 1600x480x250mm, 1500 gr., 2006
concept
As a little girl Lawrence used to spy on her neighbour. She had heard that she had gone mad after being jilted at the altar. She wasn't quite sure what she was looking for, maybe a role model? Or just another world to escape to? She found all sorts of ways to spy on her, discovered how she had been educated, how she had used her seduction to capture her man. She seemed to be filled with regrets and Lawrence herself felt regret for not possessing the key to free her from her lost paradise. The collection became a way to visualise 4 stages in the life of her childhood neighbour: education, seduction, capture of man and finally the disillusionment.