TANGS FOR THE MEMORIES
SAVANNAH MILLER, sister to Sienna, has lent her fashionable spin to Shanghai Tang for next season, with a capsule cashmere collection. Shanghai Tang`s energetic creative director, Joanne Ooi - always on the look out for new talent - snapped up the fresh designer after seeing her Saint Martin`s graduation collection. "It was obvious from the moment I saw Savannah`s designs that she was enormously talented," recalls Ooi. "Thoroughly feminine but with a contemporary, razor-sharp sensibility. I wanted to do something with her immediately!" And it seems that Savannah, who has also worked with Alexander McQueen, Matthew Williamson, Betty Jackson and Anya Hindmarch, shares her excitement. "Creatively, it was a real buzz, and such a joy to see such well-finished garments. My drawings were interpreted to perfection. It was, without a doubt, the most fun I have had since leaving St Martins," says the designer, who was given complete free rein by the Hong Kong-based label. "Having carte blanche is a rare gift for a freelance fashion designer," she told us. Inspired by the sexy silhouettes of Thirties Shanghai and the iconic Chinese Qi Pao, the designer has weaved her soft, feminine spell and cool edge into five funky, flirty knits. All spun from the finest gauge Loro Piana cashmere yarn, the designs fit perfectly with the Shanghai Redux theme of the label`s autumn/winter collection.
(Vogue UK)
