May the force be with Rodarte! Mulleavy sisters' gorgeous fall collection features gowns printed with Star Wars characters 

By Olivia Fleming

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The fashion force was with Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy when they presented their fall 2014 collection this afternoon.

Inspired by memories of the way they dressed as children in the early Eighties, the sisters couldn't resist riffing off their well-documented childhood fascination with storytelling and cinema.

'We couldn't have done a collection like this and not included Star Wars', said Kate, 34, referring to the five finale gowns that used images from the classic trilogy. 'Those films represent for us a time when anything was possible.'

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The fashion force was with Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy when they presented their fall 2014 collection this afternoon, showing gowns printed with classic Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker, Yoda, C-3PO and R2-D2

The fashion force was with Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy when they presented their fall 2014 collection this afternoon, showing gowns printed with classic Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker, Yoda, C-3PO and R2-D2

The floor-length silk charmeuse gowns, with Swarovski crystal-embroided smocking, featured archived prints of Luke Skywalker, Yoda, C-3PO and R2-D2 (all made with the blessing of Disney and the films' creator George Lucas).

What may come as a disappointment to Rodarte's eccentric fans, though: the gowns are not for sale. But stylists will be pleased that they will be available for editorial shoots.

So what to make of the clothes we canactually buy? A product of the Mulleavy sisters' imaginations and their fond memories of their younger days, the collection was an exercise in quirky layering through a child's eyes.

The designers craft-like sensibility saw them create elegant gowns made from metallic lace, lurex, sequins, soft tulle, Swarovski crystal-embroided chiffon and velvet
The designers craft-like sensibility saw them create elegant gowns made from metallic lace, lurex, sequins, soft tulle, Swarovski crystal-embroided chiffon and velvet
The designers craft-like sensibility saw them create elegant gowns made from metallic lace, lurex, sequins, soft tulle, Swarovski crystal-embroided chiffon and velvet
The designers craft-like sensibility saw them create elegant gowns made from metallic lace, lurex, sequins, soft tulle, Swarovski crystal-embroided chiffon and velvet
 

The designers craft-like sensibility saw them create elegant gowns made from metallic lace, lurex, sequins, soft tulle, Swarovski crystal-embroided chiffon and velvet

The models walked around floor fixtures that looked like light sabers at New York's Center548, an open loft on the Hudson River

The models walked around floor fixtures that looked like light sabers at New York's Center548, an open loft on the Hudson River

Smocked dresses, boyish drawstring pants, off-the-shoulder jersey tops, knit turtlenecks, wool vests, crochet sweaters and colorful eyeglasses (made for the show by Oliver Peoples) spoke to the designers' childhood; a nostalgic look at how two sisters from Santa Cruz interested in fashion might have DIY-ed their child-size clothes into grown-up proportions 25 years ago.

The Mulleavy sisters, self confessed sci-fi fanatics and American fashion's dreamers, often put on shows that are tied to past experiences; whether it's their own childhood backyard, an Eighties California or video games their friends played when they were at school.

And they have delved into the world of fantasy before, too, referencing Days of Heaven one season and Disney's Sleeping Beauty the next, while throwing in nods to The Wizard of Oz as they have seen fit. But this was certainly their most commercial collection yet.

Standout pieces included the pleated chiffon pants, lurex fishtail skirts, metallic lace and and sequin striped gowns. But it was the glittery coats with shearling collars that left editors and buyers lusting in 'desperation'. Lets just hope the sisters never run out of personal memories to riff off on.

Standout pieces included the pleated chiffon pants, lurex fishtail skirts, metallic lace and and sequin striped gowns. But it was the glittery coats with shearling collars that left editors and buyers lusting in 'desperation'
Standout pieces included the pleated chiffon pants, lurex fishtail skirts, metallic lace and and sequin striped gowns. But it was the glittery coats with shearling collars that left editors and buyers lusting in 'desperation'
Standout pieces included the pleated chiffon pants, lurex fishtail skirts, metallic lace and and sequin striped gowns. But it was the glittery coats with shearling collars that left editors and buyers lusting in 'desperation'

Standout pieces included the pleated chiffon pants, lurex fishtail skirts, metallic lace and and sequin striped gowns. But it was the glittery coats with shearling collars that left editors and buyers lusting in 'desperation'

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Smocked dresses, boyish pants, off-the-shoulder jersey tops, knit turtlenecks, crochet sweaters and colorful eyeglasses (made for the show by Oliver Peoples) spoke to the designers' childhood; a nostalgic look at how two sisters interested in fashion might have DIY-ed their child-size clothes into grown-up proportions 25 years ago
Smocked dresses, boyish pants, off-the-shoulder jersey tops, knit turtlenecks, crochet sweaters and colorful eyeglasses (made for the show by Oliver Peoples) spoke to the designers' childhood; a nostalgic look at how two sisters interested in fashion might have DIY-ed their child-size clothes into grown-up proportions 25 years ago
Smocked dresses, boyish pants, off-the-shoulder jersey tops, knit turtlenecks, crochet sweaters and colorful eyeglasses (made for the show by Oliver Peoples) spoke to the designers' childhood; a nostalgic look at how two sisters interested in fashion might have DIY-ed their child-size clothes into grown-up proportions 25 years ago
Smocked dresses, boyish pants, off-the-shoulder jersey tops, knit turtlenecks, crochet sweaters and colorful eyeglasses (made for the show by Oliver Peoples) spoke to the designers' childhood; a nostalgic look at how two sisters interested in fashion might have DIY-ed their child-size clothes into grown-up proportions 25 years ago
 



Smocked dresses, boyish pants, off-the-shoulder jersey tops, knit turtlenecks,  crochet sweaters and colorful eyeglasses (made for the show by Oliver Peoples) spoke to the designers' childhood; a nostalgic look at how two sisters interested in fashion might have DIY-ed their child-size clothes into grown-up proportions 25 years ago

A product of the Mulleavy sisters' imaginations and their fond memories of their younger days, the collection was an exercise in quirky layering through a child's eyes
A product of the Mulleavy sisters' imaginations and their fond memories of their younger days, the collection was an exercise in quirky layering through a child's eyes
A product of the Mulleavy sisters' imaginations and their fond memories of their younger days, the collection was an exercise in quirky layering through a child's eyes
A product of the Mulleavy sisters' imaginations and their fond memories of their younger days, the collection was an exercise in quirky layering through a child's eyes
 

A product of the Mulleavy sisters' imaginations and their fond memories of their younger days, the collection was an exercise in quirky layering through a child's eyes

 

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