Muse
spring/summer 2005

Veteran Quebec designer Christian Chenail revealed one of the most wearable collections on the Canadian fashion stage for spring 2005.

One of Muse's biggest strengths this season is its ability to spin colour grades so pleasing that you might overlook how snappily tailored everything is. The sari-style wraps exhibit this perfectly, as well as a new, perhaps less structured look for Muse. Elephant-sleeved blouses in melting ocean colours go extremely well with the baby blue slacks. For its carefree attitude, this is a quintessential spring collection.

The butterfly motifs are also cute, but they're far from being the most impressive elements. The white zip-up vests with nehru collars, and their longer evening counterparts add needed, razor-cut sharpness to a season already awash in enough silk chiffons to choke a horse. The black and white pleated geo-print dress is complicated enough to be subtle.

Details like hook closures enable other pieces to go buttonless, a good thing when you're going for streamlining, which Chenail also does successfully in this collection.

Daniel Cox
Fashion Editor
Marek Wlazlo
Photographer


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