What piece in Gareth Pugh’s new collection didn’t take your breath away? With a renowned flair for drama, the designer first set the mood with a little pre-show film starring Crystal Renn. Then, as the models stepped onto the runway, viewers were treated to a brilliant blend of concept, sculpture, and sci-fi fantasy all rolled into one. Stripes and grids were the main features in this edgy collection, as caged architectural pieces were mixed alongside square necklines, gravity-defying collars, and sleek black and white frocks. Read the full story
With a collection inspired by religious iconography and Florentine opulence, Gareth Pugh made his Italian fashion debut at Pitti Immagine #79. Showcasing his clothes via a unique fashion film, created with Ruth Hogben and projected onto the ceiling of a 14th-century church, Pugh melded the grand traditions and art of this ancient city with his own hyper-modern fashion vision.
ShowStudio + Gareth Pugh and director Ruth Hogben encapsulated all the dark glamour, divine decadence and hedonistic joy of the roaring Twenties. Gareth Pugh’s A/W 2010 collection is a stylized, silver and black Art Deco fantasy projected at lighting speed into the twenty-first century.
Now here is a collection full of historic references and inspirations. The Gemma Slack AW 09/10 Collection inspires from so many different cultures, time periods and concepts but somehow they all come together seamlessly on this one platform. For her second collection, Gemma Slack channels Contemporary Armor, using unfinished leather and woven together hardware unconventional for the world of fashion. Her 2 year apprenticeship with Gareth Pugh has without a doubt left a carbon footprint on her very distinct style.
Each piece within in this collection is a reflection of her story. The print she created for this collection is her idea of “digital smoke, reminiscent of burning church thuribles.” The stark sensibility of the collection is beautifully portrayed by photographer Brooke Nipar in these images.
Solve Sundsbo is a Norwegian fashion photographer who cleverly manipulates images making them out of the ordinary. His work incorporates everything from X-rays and 3-D scanning to hi-tech manipulation and laborious hand-painted retouching. “If I’ve got a style,” says Sundsbo, “it’s that I’ve got no style.”
