DAMIR DOMA: Breathable Clothing -SS' 2010/Menswear

Damir Doma is one of the talented and elusive designers in Paris that seems to be 'outside' the style box waiting to 'get in'. His concept sets no boundaries and limitations, getting away from stereotypes that bear obstructions to the norm.

His design techniques are personal synthesis of his pure vision and creativity, transforming each wardrobe that breathes, that moves into individualistic nuances..that inspire.

Damir Doma's 2011 Menswear Collection never fails to delight from tailoring essential and construction to the intellectual and poetic look that inspires others, who faithfully watch his show season after season.

Doma's sheer indulgence of fabric in every outfit sometimes draws away the very focal point of the silhouettes, the attention to details and the simplicity that get lost in volume.

The palette is black, shades of grey and beige, the use of large blankets as shawls look inappropriate for the season's core, but in a way that wouldn't clash with the over-all concept. Damir's work shows us once more that first impressions are deceiving - underneath the layers of precise fabric manipulations, hide the stronger visual statements. The general silouhette can almost become a secondary concern while volumes and cut, often verging on the oversize, are put in the spotlight.

It is all about an artful mix of layers, loose but cleverly adorning a body that is all wrapped up and gives way to another Doma's plays and tricks enticing audience to enter his own dreams where he is the master..