Presented as a performance, rather than a regular catwalk, the A.F. Vandevorst Fall/Winter 2015-16 collection is an evolving non-linear narrative, inspired by travels of the mind, body, and spirit. The collection evokes an escape to the Andes Mountains, and its stark landscapes punctuated by the jubilant costume of the Peruvian people. Studied in monochrome, their dense and decorated vestments are instilled with a dramatic chiaroscuro, a shadow play of detail and silhouette that shines unencumbered in the dark. ‘Streamlined tradition’ describes the hand-touched, sculptural softness found throughout, as textiles are wrapped, laced and moulded around the feminine form. Natural fibers