This season, Gareth Pugh has shown that he can be an excellent tailor. He understands the craft and isn't just interested in creating shock. This is evident in sharp-shouldered jackets, nipped matching skirts, and new shaped jackets that draped over the shoulders, which show that Gareth Pugh is a innovative force in fashion. The creamy brown leathers of gloves, shoes, briefcases, and garments mixed with camel colors that looked soft as butter seemed extremely traditional for a designer like Pugh, but he was still making a statement. Hannibal Lecter-esque masks with earthy leather dresses created a hard edge to the clothes. It is quite a comparison to the way of dressing for a workwoman in a workman's world, as it was in the 1980s. In fact, simply Googling "1980's power dressing" and you see the same fabric, traditionally used in men's suiting, used in women's power suits with the same sharp shoulders. Those extreme angled shoulders may seem like a caricature of the 1980s, and perhaps that's exactly what Pugh was thinking about. An element of ideas gone by that women have to dress like a man to seem powerful. Or, perhaps, he is stating that there is nothing wrong with androgyny and that there is in fact, a power in thick, structured clothes as the ones seen in the show. Whatever the true idea may be, Gareth Pugh cultivated yet another fantastic collection paired with interesting ideas, shapes, and accessories with roaring theatricality.
Photo Credits: VogueRunway.com
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