Tim Hamilton Spring 2011

After a sud­den exit from the Paris Fash­ion Week sched­ule, Tim Hamil­ton reveals his spring 2011 lineup with a new look­book. Armed with twenty-​​four looks, Hamil­ton came to a con­cise col­lec­tion of form and util­ity after look­ing to the work of Bel­gian artist Michaël Bor­re­mans for inspi­ra­tion. Whereas Bor­re­mans’ work was abstract in its rep­re­sen­ta­tion of indi­vid­u­als, Hamil­ton sought to present his ide­al­ized man in a sim­i­lar fash­ion. Decon­struct­ing the suit and dress­ing it in sta­tion­ary col­ors, the spring col­lec­tion breaks with the monot­ony of tra­di­tion for an over­all look that arrives at pro­gres­sive new terms with ease. From halved pro­por­tions and slick lines to block prints, Hamil­ton deliv­ers a col­lec­tion that blends the light­ness of spring with a strong uni­form of thought.