Charles Jeffrey is an up-and-coming London menswear designer who is "bringing the club back to the catwalk", according to DazedDigital.com. In Leigh Bowery-esque flourishes, Jeffrey takes his brand "LOVERBOY" to create fabulous, gender bending, and new silhouettes for the man. The clothes he concocts are both sensually inviting and seductive. In terms of aesthetics, Jeffrey often references important historical figures like King Henry VIII, Oscar Wilde, and William Shakespeare. New Romanticism definitely exists in the made-up, flowy, and inky ensembles. These clothes can be seen both in London's heavily documented club scene, as well as to formal events, if spliced correctly. That's perhaps the magic of LOVERBOY; the strong, passionate blending of high and low culture into a modern concoction of fashion. Maybe that's why LOVERBOY reminds me so much of early 1990's Alexander McQueen catwalk shows in a way. The performance art audacity and the blending of history and future is something McQueen managed in the early days of the brand. Performance art always seems to be integrated within the presentation of the clothes for Charles Jeffrey's LOVERBOY. The body paint, massive wearable sculptures, and dancers in nude underwear created a theatrical presence that doesn't exist at most fashion shows, especially at a menswear show. LOVERBOY by Charles Jeffery is really pushing the boundaries of masculinity with beautiful clothes that create a future for vivacious menswear.
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