Thursday 24 October 2013

London SS14 Best and Worst

The following are my favourite and least favourite London Spring/Summer 2014 collection.

J.W. Anderson





I have been really into Irish-born designer J.W. Anderson lately. J.W. Anderson's collection was beautifully minimal in colour. One thing I love about J.W. Anderson's collections are the colour schemes. They are rich and carefully chosen. His attention to detail is masterful. Another thing I love is that he uses repetition so cleverly. Each look is repeated 2-3 times in different colour ways, showing the versatility of his highly unique design approach. This season was heavily focused on material development. The collection featured a wide range of draped, twisted, gathered, sliced and embossed materials. Many of these materials appeared to be shaped by hand. All around an amazing collection by J.W. Anderson.

Giles Deacon





I don't know too much about English designer Giles Deacon, but when I stumbled upon this collection I had to include it in a post. The collection included a lot of religious-esque prints, lips, sneakers and bat inspired silk dresses. All of which went terribly wrong. To be blunt, the clothes look bad. I don't know what exactly the theme of this collection was, nor do I care enough to find out. There is nothing creative or culturally relevant about this collection. 

-SFH


4 comments:

  1. I'm assuming the first 3 outfits are your favourites. They seem to be casual, do you have any really 'bold' outfits/trends that you enjoy?

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    1. Yes! This season there was a 'paint brush stroke' print trend. It was well done by several designers, they all had there own take on the look. It was very bold and colourful.

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  2. I beg to differ with your opinion on the last pictures. I admit I don't know much about fashion, but isn't the point to be pushing barriers and what people define as acceptable? Maybe it didn't turn out quite right, but the thought was definitely there and i think that's commendable

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    1. Yeah, I would say that designers generally try to push barriers. An example of a designer that does this effectively is J.W. Anderson (the first 4 pictures). The problem with Gilles Deacon's collection is that there is no thought. I don't see the inspiration in this collection as being thoughtful, though he has incorporated symbols that are very overt. Symbols such as religion, lips, and bats. This collection just screams tired effort to me. Not to mention the clothes just don't look sartorial. This is just my opinion, but I hope it makes sense to you.

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