Those familiar with Ezra Santos’s creations – the simple, sculptural elegance of his inimitable wedding dresses, the beautiful embroidery, fairy-tale-feel and precision cut of his couture evening gowns – may be in for a shock. His next collection is all about the colour.
This is a real departure for the Dubai-based Filipino designer, whose preferred palette has traditionally been characterised by subtle, sensuous, earthy tones.
Santos, who launched his eponymous couture label, Ezra, in 2004, is one of the few UAE-based designers to have received international acclaim. When he presented his first-ever show at New York Fashion Week it was met with thunderous applause and he has dressed the likes of Michelle Rodriguez, Haifa Wehba, a smattering of Bollywood stars and even Britney Spears (who chose Ezra for the launch of her perfume line and then again for an episode of The X Factor).
His new collection, Divine Romanticism, will be unveiled during the second season of Fashion Forward, which takes place from October 15 to 18.
Santos came to Dubai in 1993 and spent a decade as an in-house designer at Arushi before branching out on his own.
via The National.
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