Rodarte, where art thou?
I’m dedicating whole other posts to Rodarte (pr.”Ro-dar-tay”) because Kate and Laura Mulleavy deserve their own limelight. Despite no formal training in fashion design, these sisters’ handmade dresses are skilful works of artistry, and I love the ethereal feel that underpins their work. They’ve only been going since 2005 but the formal dress in silk tulle is already the label’s signature. Theirs is an ultra feminine, delicate aesthetic and it’s no wonder they count Natalie Portman and Keira Knightley as A List patrons.
But what do we think of this piece of Rodarte on Keira at the premiere of Atonement? Although she’s classical beauty, as is the dress, it was a risqué choice. Would that she could be sculpted in marble and set in a palazzo in Florence, then this dress would work. Or she could audition for Clash of the Titans, the 1981 Grecian epic adventure film. In spite of her boniness – in fact because of her boniness – I’m not digging this Rodarte gown on Keira. She needs to be rescued by Perseus on his unicorn and taken to an Italian restaurant for a big bowl of spaghetti carbonara.
