As winter looms on the horizon, days of avoiding puddles, running for cover from spontaneous showers, searching for firewood that isn't soaked and constantly trying to get laundry dry, lie ahead of everyone.
“Winter weather is like life,” says FourFontaine director Mark Hurley. “Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad; there’s nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella,” he says.
This acceptance of the inevitable unpredictability of the season to come has inspired the label’s winter collection, Blame it on the Rain, and approaches it with tongue firmly in cheek. Styles are straightforward staples like tunic tops, jackets, hoodies and tees, paired with knitwear and a range of dresses for the girls and shirting options for the guys.
The colour palette features moody blacks, blues and grey punctuated with white, baby blue, orange and vibrant purple; while prints provides homage to the gloomy with tumultuous skies, wolves, crows, skulls, gothic style keys and axes, alongside butterflies, orchard fruit and fluffy clouds in blue skies to provide a cheerful reminder of the promise of spring and summer.
As is traditional for the label, there is also a selection of Kiwiana and branded prints. “There is something in this collection for anything winter can throw at you,” says Hurley. “Disclaimer: weather permitting.”
