Fashion Circus

by Simon
Going through Fashion Week show reviews, I couldn't help but notice the remarkable amount of Circus-esque looks on the catwalk. These colorful acid trips might be attempts to bring happiness in times of crisis. Or maybe the designers are just as sick of the grey Fashion we've seen lately. My general opinion about these kinds of collections is that they can become wearable by picking separate pieces and teaming them up with some good basics. These shows are very entertaining to watch and could inspire some interesting editorials!

Meadham Kirchoff, Fall 2012 RTW, London 

Meadham Kirchoff presented a mad collection that could be the moodboard for a Tim Burton movie. Neon Marie-Antionette-style wigs & bold Picasso-like make-up made for a fitting styling. The looks mainly consisted of bright-colored socks tucked into colorful heels, generously splattered with glitter. Layers are a generally present trend this season and this consisted added some sheer and animal-print fabrics to the mix. My favorite pieces were the faux-fur coats that looked like Muppets were slaughtered during the production process, just because they're so on trend and playful.

Conclusion: there were some very nice garments but the combination of everything together was quite hard on the eye.

Jeremy Scott, Fall 2012 RTW, New York

Jeremy Scott continued to prove that he's a a designer to watch: his collection was one of my absolute favorites because it's so cheerful and wearable. The few men on the catwalk wore pop-art sweaters printed with emoticons and Bart Simpson images paired with bright galaxy-print pants. The shoes look like they're bright canvas sneakers and there were some really cool palmtree shades. I wouldn't mind owning some of the pieces of this collection! The women wore rainbow-toned bodycon silicon dresses Katy Perry or Nicki Minaj will soon be spotted in. The raincoats with computer symbols were really interesting as well and this collection also contained some great faux-fur garments. The cripped hair and blue lipstick was rather off-putting, the looks would have been a lot stronger with simple styling.

Conclusion: A playful, fun collection that saves Scott's position on the list of hot designers for at least a few more years. He could ofcourse do without the cardboard unicorn dresses though, unless he wants to look like a first-year student.

Bas Kosters, Fall/Winter 2012, Amsterdam

Dutch designer Bas Kosters's collection was sponsored by Vodafone, resulting in phone-prints on many of the garments. My favorite pieces, however, didn't have any communicative devices on them. A great black, floor length dress had a pink and orange maxiprint on it that I adored. The men (or were they women?) wore really cute jumpers but I didn't quite like the digit-print leggings (they looked like something from the Forever 21 sales rack), especially the fringed version (disgusting!).

Conclusion: A fun show you'd have to select from. Styling was fresh and on-trend but the garments had a few too many ideas going on.

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