MASH UP

Spring/Summer 2014 takes inspiration from Mash-Up's trip to Chiang Mai where they had the privilege to learn and interact with the Hill-Tribes in the mountain villages of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Packing their backpacks with nothing more than craft supplies and bare essentials, they were invited to a village wedding, gave a puppet-making children's workshop, and spent the nights sleeping in hand-built village houses.

The prints are inspired by the rich foliage and nature of Northern Thailand as well as the attractions that tourists and backpackers usually come for. With classic Mash-Up humour, elephants and monkeys can be seen taking a break from being tourist attractions by sipping on cocktails and shading themselves from the heat.

The bright, pop colours were inspired by Thai pop artist Jirapat Tatsanasomboon (who, coincidentally began training in the Chiang Mai art university), and his themes. Even the Thai epic Ramakien makes an appearance in easy to wear t-shirt dresses, a Mash-Up staple.

Inspired by the Tribes-hill people crafts, embroideries are done with their seed-beads and scanned into digital prints over swimsuits and dresses. The Lisu tribe lend colourful traditional trims to collars, straps and appliqués on a cool mix of modern denim. and backpack-inspired snap fastenings.

Expect easy pieces perfect for summer in cool devoré jerseys, engineered denim and mesh with unexpected detailing like back-pack snap closures. Re-worked street-wear staples and silhouettes characterize the youthful and casual looks ever-present in Mash-Up collections.