Ports 1961 A/W 2014

Room full of people and three female models wearing looks from the Ports 1961 collection. One model is wearing a black belted piece. Another model is wearing a dark blue V-neck dress with buttons. And the third model is wearing a brown turtle neck, chain and brown skirt

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

How many ways can one cut a classic men's shirt for a woman? In honour of Ports original No. 10 blouse, designer Fiona Cibani gave a wholehearted stab this season at finding out. From properly buttoned-up iterations worn classically under black sweaters and circle skirts, to the more elaborate layers of tiered cotton ruffles belted to look like a structured jacket, the white shirt came in multiple and inventive guises across the runway. When pleated into a jacket version, or worn with a draped white mink collar with loose black pants, this piece took on the clean lines of the strongest sections of the collection. The sheer arm versions, on the other hand, looked less successful with fussy black tuxedo overalls worn flap down. Cibani regained ground however, on her sharply tailored, mile-long, boot cut flared pants and the pleated leather skirt worn with a matching voluminous leather skirt that emerged as a convincing new winter tailleur.

Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

Three female models wearing looks from the Ports 1961 collection. Two models are wearing white belted tops featuring multi-layer ruffle hems with one model wearing light grey trousers. The third model is wearing a white top with white fur and dark coloured bottoms

Four female models wearing looks from the Ports 1961 collection. One model is wearing a dark blue belted jacket with black fur and dark blue bottoms. Next to her is a model wearing a brown V-neck top and brown skirt. The third model is wearing a dark blue top and black scarf. And the fourth model is wearing a black fur piece with a dark blue jacket over the top

Two side-by-side photos of female models wearing looks from the Ports 1961 collection. In the first photo there are three models standing next to each other. One model is wearing a white shirt, grey jacket and grey and black skirt. The second model is wearing a long grey coat and dark grey trousers. And the third model is wearing a black top, grey jacket and grey trousers with black side stripe. In the second photo there are four models. The first model is wearing a white shirt, grey jacket and grey and black skirt. Next to her is a model wearing a black top with semi-sheer sleeves and a black and light grey crocodile print skirt with front split. In the background there are two models, one is wearing a dark blue dress and the other is wearing a brown turtle neck, chain and brown skirt

Two side-by-side photos of female models wearing looks from the Ports 1961 collection. In the first photo there are four models. One is wearing a white shirt, grey jacket and grey and black skirt. The second model is wearing a long grey coat and dark grey trousers. The third model is wearing a black top, grey jacket and grey trousers with black side stripe. And the fourth model is wearing a cream coat and white trousers. In the second photo there are also four models. The first model is wearing a white shirt, grey jacket and grey and black skirt. Next to her is a model wearing a black top with semi-sheer sleeves and a black and light grey crocodile print skirt with front split. In the background one model is wearing a dark blue dress and another model is wearing a brown turtle neck, chain and brown skirt

JJ Martin