DALLAS, May 10, 2007/ FW/ --- Paris-based designer Martin Grant, with his sculpture background have always focused on forms, shapes and the simplicity of the line. His Fall 2007 collection unveiled in Paris last March spoke volumes on the Australian designer’s sartorial skills as he masterfully executed complex construction into uncluttered silhouettes.

Allowing the clothes to do the talking, he proposed hooded coats with multiple pockets, with the shoulders constructed as a continuous piece. On a gray rendition of the coat, fur peaked out on a faux standing collar, which is actually part of the continuous shoulder!

The same construction was used on a purple trapeze coat that was cropped to reach just the waistline. This time, it was collarless, and the continuous shoulder actually reached the empire waist.

Such is the subtlety of Martin Grant’s sartorial skills, wherein a little change in the cut results to an entirely new garment.

For daywear, ovate dresses and skirts dominated. Presented as apron dresses teamed with long sleeved pullovers, Grant incorporated a youthful feel. The little black dresses with puff sleeves or off the shoulder boat collar were once again done in ovate shape that emphasized the hourglass figure.

Embellishments were minimal with only a four-point star charm as adornment.

Elegant in its simplicity, Martin Grant triumphed once more with his approach on the purity of line and form.

Martin Grant

Martin Grant

Martin Grant

Martin Grant