Ikat Still Rules at the House of Oscar de la Renta

Gorgeous ikat frock from the House of Oscar de la Renta 2019 SS collection

From his sensational 2005 collection in which Uzbek ikat patterns burst upon the international fashion scene, until his death in 2014, Dominican-born designer Oscar de la Renta included ikat fabrics in his collections ranging from clothing and accessories to furniture fabrics.

Collaborating with Rasuljon Mirzaakhmedov, master craftsman from Margilan, in the Ferghana Valley, his collection included adras (cotton and silk ikat), baghmal (silk velvet ikat) and atlas ikat (satin ikat) in bright, graphic patterns.

Indeed the revival of silk velvet ikat in Uzbekistan can be attributed to this collaboration.

Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia  were appointed  co-creative directors of the House of Oscar de la Renta in 2016.

The pair are no strangers to the label - Kim worked there from 2003, and left as design director, while Garcia joined in 2009 and left as a senior designer.

The 2019 ready-to-wear spring collection showed a relaxed look - oversized robes, embroidered frocks and jackets, cropped trousers. And many of these gorgeous clothes were crafted from Uzbek adras - the silk/cotton ikat mix.

It seems the fashion world's love of ikat is undiminished.

More images from the collection below.

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Ikat trouser suit from the House of Oscar de la Renta 2019 SS collection

Relaxed off the shoulder dress in bold ikat from the House of Oscar de la Renta 2019 SS collection

Silk ikat loose coat from the House of Oscar de la Renta 2019 SS collection