Spring Summer 2021 Show | ERDEM

The Spring Summer 2021 collection is inspired by ‘The Volcano Lover’ by Susan Sontag, an enlightenment romance played out in the shadow of Vesuvius. The smoking volcano looms large literally and metaphorically; its behaviour is unknowable and untameable - far bigger and more volatile than the psychodramas of the Neapolitan court. Sir William is obsessed simultaneously with the volcano and his collection of classical antiquities; the contrast of fragile man and powerful nature creates a tension that hangs heavy overhead. As the volcano rumbles and revolution rolls around the continent, everyone understands that the future will be different from the past. It is a precipice moment in time, such as we face ourselves today. Erdem’s collection for Spring Summer 2021 visits Emma Hamilton at the court of Naples through Sontag’s lens and pen. She is a character of great gumption, who started life as the daughter of a Cheshire blacksmith and rose to become a powerful political player. In the shadow of the volcano, she is a force to be reckoned with. Unrelenting in the face of adversity, she carved opportunity out of misfortune, purpose from insecurity, passion from chaos. How might we do likewise? History is punctuated with explosive events that force change. Life erupts. Though our futures remain uncertain, there is comfort to be found in the sheer vitality of human kind. Discover the collection: http://bit.ly/ERDEMSS21SHOW Sign up for email updates: https://erdem.com/en-gb/newsletter/ Follow @ERDEM on Twitter:   / erdem   Follow @ERDEM on Instagram:   / erdem   Follow @ERDEM on Facebook:   / erdemrtw