Jungle Botanicals

Foliage of all kinds was a strong feature across many collections for LC:M SS15, with exotic leaves and blooms taking on bolder, more oversized forms than seen in previous seasons.
Topman Design applied bright daisy patterns to its jumpers, tops and shirting, with this statement motif carried through to trousers and home-spun knitted tanks. The use of yellow florals and the oversized nature of the blooms reinforced the collection’s 1970s psychedelic feel.
Also using daisies as floral inspiration was Hunter Gather. The brand’s relaxed-fit short-sleeved shirt was finished with a playful daisy and leaf pattern that brought an air of light-heartedness to the collection.
A. Sauvage’s artfully orchestrated line of tailoring and separates featured tropical robusta leaf prints, which gave the range an urban jungle feel – it was a fitting motif for a label that’s consistently inspired by exotic patterns and craft skills.
Hentsch Man’s oversized foliage print was used intelligently on shorts, trousers and bombers, with contrast base tones giving the pattern a statement edge.
British label Dunhill is renowned for its impeccable formal wear but for SS15 the brand introduced a more laid-back form of polish. Foliage patterned Aloha shirts and seaweed print swim shorts were standout features of the line and affirmed the collection’s ‘Escape’ theme.
Not botanicals as such, but Orlebar Brown’s Underwater collection tapped into the foliage of the ocean with its fern and coral prints, which, alongside photographic palm prints, were applied to their stylish swim shorts and resort wear shirting:

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