London based designer duo Basso & Brooke presented the new Spring/Summer 09 collection inspired by the idea of a "High-Tech Romance" and the Far East in September 2008 during the London Fashion Week.

Japan and the well organized, urban chaos is the inspirational stimulus for the collection which expresses positive and optimistic lifestyle through colour and nature-prints.

Heian period in Japan (794–1185)

Basso & Brooke's fashionable story offers a glimpse into the spirit of the Heian period in Japan (794–1185) when the ruling classes defined themselves over the social attributes art, literature, especially poetry, and music.

“We were inspired by the Japanese notion of flow, laws and metrics of their aesthetic,” say the designers who combine both the beauty of nature and also the magnitude of technology.

The basic construction is mathematical and logical - reduced such as the traditional Japanese costume "Kimono".

The pioneers of digital print in fashion, the team still push textile technology further by laser cutting and bonding seamlessly new fabric combinations.