Life with Paint

Day 5

Tiredness lurked in the air, however, the shows did not fail to impress. Mario Mitovski presented a futuristic Gothic vision, and an optimistic one. The catwalk was filled with dark leather fashion dominatrix-esque monsters that slowly pranced to the front, each move precise and sculpturesque just as the garments. The end presented the audience with a vision in white, suggesting all dark and gloom can be purified and transformed, giving a more halistic point of view. Day 5, did not seem to criticise fast fashion, but metaphorically presented a future in Fashion. The rose tinted glasses can be kept on.

Hybrid Fantasy

Day 4

Exhibition 

Fantasies became walkable realities. With designers such as creating both polar extremes of the fantasy worlds; dark and sister ft soft and candy like. It was these instillations that drew the most attention, however, most likely the least amount of money. Indeed, talk amongst staff focused around 'less money this year, and very year'. Evidence, of this trend is found in the no show by Meadham Kirchoff due to lack of funds. Again - Day 4 confirms the toll of Fast - Fashion, and Fashion as a spectacle for those prepared to wear the rose tinted glasses. 

Fashion Facade

Day 3 

The Pam Hogg show both helped to kill and fertilise the 'Rose tinted Vision'.

Fashionably late by nearly an hour, the anticipation for the show was tense. Indeed, it was matched with the tensity backstage, with yelling and screaming and last minute stitching. However, Pam Hogg never fails to impress. Hogg managed to to pull off the fashion facade perfectly, taking the audience into her Fantasy World of 'Dogs and Demons' a tribute to recently deceased Steve Strange showing off Strange's own fantastic attributes. The audience journeyed through the fashion woods with Little Red Riding Hood who opened the show. The woods eventually became darker, perhaps visual metaphor for the emotions unveiled with Strange's death, with dark leather and flames emerging. Nonetheless, it was still celebratory with killer heels and metallic leather.

If it wasn't for the facade of the collection, the fashion facade of the celebrities was enough to fertilise a 'rose tinted vision' with the likes of Noel Fielding, Tracy Emin, Stephen Jones and Nick Cave there to name a few. The show was a party with club kid duo Josh Quinton and Andy Brandon strutting down the catwalk, helping to keep hope in the 'rose tinted vision'.

Soundtrack 

Perception Questioning 

Taking inspiration from the front Row, the show left me pondering about facades and perception, just as front row guest showed in her recent 'The last great adventure is you' exhibition - realising that it belongs in ones self not another at the end of finishing the work. Like in all things, perhaps it is only revealed at the end when we take a step back, take off the glasses and see the truth. 

Blurred Vision .ft. Perception

Taking on the stalker 'Rose Tinted Glasses', the roses partly seemed to die. The fashion facade itself was on show, seeing people change for the show from normal day gear to their most garish neon coat - a realisation of the blurred 'rose tinted' vision'. Nonetheless, the transformation itself still remains exciting and inspirational, helping to nurture the remaining 'rose tinted' vision.

Emerging

Designers: Cleo Peppiat, Angel Chen, Typical Freaks 

Day 2

Emerging Talent was showcased at the Freemasons Hall sponsored by Fashion Scout. Varying from sports luxe, to goth to kitsch to boho. Whether, a retro queen or a gothic princess there was something for all fashionistas. In comparison to the catwalk collections there was an element of fun within the collections, perhaps naivety, perhaps still seeing the fashion world with 'Rose Tinted Glasses'

. Indeed, having spoken to designer Kim Stevenson she spoke of 'exhaustion' and 'questioning' the next time. The constant questioning and push to go on seems to be something that is becoming a trend itself in the Fashion world. Again - Day 2 raises issues of Fast-fashion. 

Behind

Day 1

• Taking on the role of 'stalker'
• Taking advantage of backstage access as part of the Fashion Scout Team
• Taking my eye to the streets, shops, and shows
• Taking a 'Rose Tinted Vision' 

Dover Street Market

To contextualise the forthcoming AW15 collections, I dove into Dover Street market to make comparisons with the SS15 collections. The entrance confronted one with scientific preservation jars, whilst hidden in the basement a fururistic Plastic Craig green monster lurked. Other collections, also seemed to be promoting preservation, and negative monstrous elements of the plastic future such as Luna Lumelsky with her organic folklore installation. Yet again, designers this season seem to be calling for a slowing of Fast-Fashion.

London Fashion Week - Fashion Scout

Indeed, backstage at the Jao Mello Costa show showed evidence of stress, with frowns turned stone, while the only thing that seemed to move was the stressed body smell... Nonetheless, the end came together as always with gratification, and sophistication in style of the collection.

People of the Day 

The Unfashionables -
In preparation for LFW the streets were empty and colourless of fashion, inspiring the thought 'How many people do actually care?'. Therefore, I thought it would be interesting to juxtapose the unfashionable onto the fashionable catwalk, to perhaps display the futility of it to some people.