Peruvian designer Sandra Weil is an artist in spirit and something of a painter by trade. The mix of natural elements is what moves her; her fall collection was called Biolight and was inspired by the concept of bioluminescence. “The starting point [of this collection] is the management of light and color,” she explained. “That’s why transparencies become so important, why these embroideries are on top of each other… embroidered sequins under organza.”
All of Weil’s classics were here. Evening dresses, tailored suits and bustiers (her signature piece) were enriched with eccentric, colorful, abstract prints, while elsewhere, flowing and ethereal fabrics in solid earth tones were shown. Weil always keeps one foot on earth and the other in a mist. She is a bohemian, but also a businesswoman, and her clothes reflect the tension between creativity and the establishment. It is a quality that makes her brand ‘chameleonic’, as she describes it, offering women’s clothing for all aspects of their lives. The same dichotomy was present in the two shoe collaborations she did this season; one with Birkenstock, and one with Regina Romero, famous for her very feminine party shoes with very high heels. Weil has an eclecticism that is entirely her own.
