Belgian designer Glenn Martens challenged classification this season as he presented yet another collection as creative director at Paris Fashion Week for Y/Project; this time, distorted proportions and gender-bending silhouettes were to be found mixed with various time periods and subcultures:
Heal the World with Ida Sjöstedt
Imagine being dragged back 40 years in time and end up in 1976 – Ida Sjöstedt would surely be there, too. Her spring / summer 2017 collection shown during Stockholm Fashion Week has a strong 70’s vibe to it but keeps true to that signature
Mysterious Garden by Lalo
‘Mysterious Garden’ is LALO’s Autumn / Winter 2016 collection inspired by the work of impressionist French painter Claude Monet. His mysterious atmosphere and inviting colours of water gardens emerged as the principal impulse in creating the colour palette and textures
Christopher Kane S/S 2016
Christopher Kane mentioned in interviews that the past year or so was difficult for him. This Spring / Summer collection is inspired by the word ‘crazy’. Perhaps his recent rollercoaster had something to do with it, but the outcome was
Stylein S/S 2017
At Stockholm Fashion Week spring / summer 2017 everyone seems to be talking about Stylein’s show and the brand is stronger than ever. At the auktions verk, a beautiful location with a circle-shaped catwalk, the designer Elin Alemdar showed us her newest collection
John Smedley A/W 2016
Celebrated for their creative yet classical approach when designing knitwear, John Smedley, during the first day of London Fashion Week, exhibited a simplistic, elegant womenswear collection full of ribbed trousers, scarves and tailored jumpers. All designed to be worn in mixture