We love the forget me not scarves, here a little description of the label and the new winter collection, all the scarves are produced in Italy (Como) using a very fine digital print mode which is best suited to render the minute details of hand-drawn compositions.

Coco - The designer
After five years studying fine arts in Paris, Coco forged a successful career as a communication consultant for leading French fashion designers and couture houses. She now also creates imagery for major retail brands and publications spanning both the independent and mainstream press, including Vogue, ELLE, Nylon and Muse. Her approach mixes several techniques, combining old-school processes such as painting and hand-drawing with digital techniques. For the finished product, she balances a mix of visual restraint and minimalism with a more leftfield and pop-friendly approach. Her work has been published in numerous publications including Taschen, Gestalten,Victionary and several exhibitions in London, Los Angeles and Barcelona. She has also worked on a series of collaborations, including Addition Adelaide in Japan, Evian, Longchamp, K Karl Lagerfeld.

Sources for inspiration
Forget Me Not is a concept that revolves around Coco’s own peculiar visual universe and most notably the encounter between several of her particular fields of interest. These include the collage works of the modernist avant-garde, Surrealism, montage as a way of enchanting reality, geometric patterns - especially in esoteric imagery, animals seen as totems, the talismanic power of the object and literary references ranging from childrens’ tales to fin-de-siècle novels.

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The inspiration for the new winter collection, Dreams & Feathers, is found in Coco’s trademark orchestration of ancient esoteric symbols with a hyper-contemporary approach to design. This year, the collection takes a foray into more graphic territories – cubism, kaleidoscopic refractions and the works of M.C. Escher all spring to mind – as well as adopting a new, ulltra-versatile lozenge silhouette.
Feathered messengers of ancient wisdom invite us to a flight into the unknown, a world of psychedelia, dream- like geometries and strange organic landscapes where feathers grow like clusters of plants and ancient jewellry unfurls into cosmic ‘’dream-catcher’’ devices.

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“Wonderland” is the perfect fantasy for the SS 10 season.   Inspiration flows from the pages of Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland, from the exquisite illustrations of John Tenniel depicting the fantastical world beyond the rabbit hole, and is recast in a modern light as a collection of digitally printed silk scarves.  Each design has been meticulously rendered by hand, and serves as an extension of Coco’s work as a highly coveted fashion illustrator.

The muse finds herself transported in ink into three distinct fantasy worlds, which serve as stages of what must surely be a most marvelous adventure.  In one instant she sits amongst an explosion of oversized lilies and musical notes, which swirl around bending bars of sound.  In another she stands holding a deck of cards, seemingly beckoning us past a grouping of feathers and flamingos to take a closer look.
The third is a boudoir abstraction of whirling timepieces, mechanisms, and upholstery finishings.
Strong geometric shapes and backgrounds serve as a counterpoint to elegant drawings and swirling realities, giving the sublimely feminine illustrations a stronger, modern appeal.   Each scarf design comes in 3 colour ways, in which brighter and more neutral tones are carefully considered and utilized expertly to give each composition a unique appeal.

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“Forget me not” is a series of Art mode digital prints on scarves and turban, all 100% silk. It’ s an extension of coco’s work as an illustrator, all designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn by her.

On top of scarves, she also collaborated on a small line of couture Turban collection with Yasmin Rizvi whose talent has already been met with critical acclaim: Yasmin just received On|Off’s Visionary Award September 2008 and was The Hat Designer of the Year 2008.
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This first collection (S/S 09), ”Diamantiferous” is available in a selection of Luxury Stores around the world Barneys, colette, Cochinechine, Boon the shop, club designer, storm, you can also buy them on Colette

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Coco presented her latest project, “Forget me not”, during the Paris Fashion Week. It consists of a series of digital prints on soft accessories,mostly scarves, all 100% silk. As an extension of her work as an illustrator, ( cocopit.biz ) all designs are based exclusively on personal compositions and all elements have been hand-drawn by her.

On top of scarves, she am also collaborating on a small line of couture head accessories (turbans, hats and small headbands) with Yasmin Rizvi whose talent has already been met with critical acclaim: Yasmin just received On|Off’s Visionary Award September 2008 and was The Hat Designer of the Year 2008.
http://www.rizvimillinery.com

This first collection (S/S 09), ”Diamantiferous”, is based on a series of three sets, all dedicated to the encounter of gems with several creatures - birds, insects and butterflies. The three female faces which appear in the works play a central part, with their own signification but also the continuity they establish with my work as a fashion illustrator.

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