When London Fashion Week comes along, the expectation and the anticipation is for the new collections of clothes the designers create for the new season, agreed? Models are sent down the runway showcasing garments with desirable shapes and details that we lust after. With this thought in mind, surely the last thing you’d expect is a model strutting down the runway stark naked?
Not from Charlie Le Mindu. His DETOX-RETOX-BOTOX collection for S/S 2011 showed that the enfant terrible of haute coiffure knew no limits when it came to showcasing his unashamedly extravagant wigs. The models look was reminiscent of Lichtenstein’s pop-art blonde bombshells, but instead of blonde Le Mindu’s bombshell’s were pink and fluorescent yellow, portraying trashy pin-ups; LA style! They minced down the catwalk in enormous pink PVC platforms, and several donned headpieces such as a poodle wig, a flamingo head, a pink bottle, and pink hollywood sign. Most were blessed with corseted leotards with pink leopard print detail, and dresses covered in wig hair, but two were left completely exposed. This according to reporters created OUTRAGE!!...
....this was not the case. Admittedly, people on the front row made a conscious effort to advert their eyes, but leaving these models bare drew immediate attention to the beautifully crafted wigs and headpieces. Le Mindu is eccentric but smart, and his fourth collection showcases his talent and challenges fashion, leaving his audience to interpret his creations in anyway they choose. No girls, Charlie isn’t suggesting you bounce out the house with nothing but a pink wig and a precariously balanced hat on your head. Or maybe he is, regardless, the trashy look has never been so desirable.
The whole collection can be marvelled over on http://blowpresents.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/charlie-le-mindu-ss11-collection-2/ . Oh and blame charlie if your boyfriend asks you to die your hair pink...., not me!
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