BERNHARD WILLHELM SPRING 2009

During a season where every other designer seems to be utilizing the trend of fun prints, bright colors and pairing them with dramatic silhouettes, one of the people who have had a large hand in popularizing the trend, Bernhard Willhelm, still manages to stand out. Of course, this is what we’ve come to expect from a visionary whose following loves him for exactly that – his uncanny ability to go against all tradition and produce stand-out results. No longer as underrated as he was at one point, Willhelm is clearly having an impact on the fashion world as many designers are clearly following his lead.

As always, there is a masterful use of color going on, from hand crafted prints to solid but bright tones; it’s all very eye-catching but not completely over the top. His always impressive prints ranged from striped to faces of animals and everything in between.

There’s an overall slightly more feminine vibe to these pieces and I think a bit more maturity – not only in his work, which constantly progresses – but rather in the woman he is dressing.

Images courtesy of the Fashion Spot forums.

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