Emilio de la Morena

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld has been seen out and about in London and Paris adorned in this exquisite black furled dress by the Spanish designer Emilio de la Morena. The hot new talent debuted last fall and just unveiled his latest collection at London Fashion Week. Educated at the Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion, de la Morena explains his inspiration thusly: "This season's collection has been inspired by Eduardo Chillida [a notable Basque sculptor], both in his metal sculptures but also in his graphic work in particular — his lithographs, etchings, silk screens and woodcuts. The silhouette is very strong, with volume on the upper body, and super-fitted dresses. The collection is full of ornamentation and detail — painted metal and geometric shapes that contour the body. Emilio de la Morena's woman is "super-strong, sexy, sculptural and chic." He may have found his ideal muse in Julia.

Emilio de la Morena Fitted Ruffle Dress photograph courtesy of matchesfashion.com    
Julia Restoin-Roitfeld and Robert Konjic photograph courtesy of interviewmagazine.com

Update on lundi 28 février 2011 by kellina

Regarding Emilio de la Morena's latest collection from the Wall Street Journal on 22 February 2011:

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, who has been a big supporter of the Spanish designer, said she loved it before being whisked away to congratulate Mr. de la Morena. Ms. Restoin-Roitfeld has played a key role for Mr. de la Morena, who says that since he met the daughter of former Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld, he now wonders “how will she wear this.”

“Maybe as a man designing for women, it’s kind of like a fantasy thing,” he explains, “so it’s really good to be more grounded about ‘OK, somebody would wear this.’ Not just because I fancy putting something on someone."

While he says he doesn’t believe in muses, he does “relate to someone who wears my clothes and makes them her own.”