Gareth Pugh is a designer who can be quite unpredictable. Show-goers have often stated that the nuances of his shows always seem unexpected and different. I would say that this show is perhaps the biggest shift I've seen since I began following Gareth Pugh. For one, this collection seemed a lot less heavy, dark, and somber. Usually, even for Spring, Pugh's clothes are hefty in layering and materials. However, this time around the bouncy fabrics wafted off the models in electric reds, blacks, and whites. When there was hardness and weight, like the black leather dresses, it was cut short, allowing model's legs and arch-killing stiletto high heels to show. In fourteen of the looks, legs were covered in second-skin latex tights. At first glance, most people would view the styling of this collection as clownish or pertaining to the circus, but when you read into it under you understand Pugh's influences, you see that the biggest influence of this collection is the performance artist Leigh Bowery. Bowery might not be a household name, but he was a truly unique and strange individual who can be described perfectly as a living work of art. His canvas was himself, and his infamous club Taboo in the mid 1980's. I think Gareth Pugh really brought the attitude of those club kids to the catwalk, with high energy music, models, styling, and constructions. All of the outerwear was draped and belted in excellent geometric shapes, making the actual clothes extremely forward-pushing, something not very common in an environment obsessed with nostalgia. Overall, a fantastic, high energy collection that was unexpected and fantastic for Gareth Pugh.
Photo Credits: VogueRunway.com
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