Smeared Lipstick, Sun Goddesses And Platform Boots Reign Supreme At Gareth Pugh
Gold mosaics on a grungy model started the show [Photo: Gareth Pugh]
24 hours before Gareth Pugh’s show was the grand opening of anarchic opera, Eliogabalo, in Paris. Why is this relevant? Well, Gareth Pugh, the king of unwearable yet still lust-worthy pieces, had designed over sixty costumes and used their themes of greed, wealth and the sun for his SS17 collection. Here’s everything you need to know on Pugh’s latest walking sculptures.
Gareth Pugh at his SS17 show [Photo: Instagram/keithjwallace110]
The Designer: Just like most of the fashion industry’s top designers, Gareth Pugh studied at the acclaimed Central Saint Martins. His London Fashion Week debut came in 2005 but he would later show in Paris. Luckily for us, Pugh returned to London in 2015 to mark his tenth anniversary and has stayed ever since. Known for a mix of huge silhouettes and 3D designs along with innovative tailoring, Pugh has collaborated with the likes of Lady Gaga and Rihanna and remains one of London’s top creative talent.
A variety of optical illusions also appeared [Photo: Gareth Pugh]
The Collection: The show opened with a black sun headpiece - a motif that would continue throughout - and began to merge gloriously gold designs that turned out to be mosaics on closer inspection. Then came optical illusions that powerfully made their way down the runway. Punches of purple (and the only wearable looks) also appeared, having been inspired by previous popes’ religious garments. Speaking of the recurring sun theme, Pugh explained its meaning as “a symbol of creation and warmth [but also] tyrannical power and destruction. I wanted to explore that duality.”
Fergie, will.i.am and Frances Bean Cobain attended Gareth Pugh’s SS17 show [Photo: Getty]
The Front Row: will.i.am and Fergie both made an appearance along with top photographers Mario Testino and Ellen von Unwerth and Kurt Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean.
Make-up was dark and smudged [Photo: Instagram/theurbanbeauty]
The Beauty: Longtime collaborator Val Garland created the tar-black look, smudging the inky pout well beyond the lip line. Hair was messy and primarily black with the odd gold piece thrown in.
Vivid purple made up more of the wearable looks [Photo: Gareth Pugh]
Future Red Carpet Fave: This one-shouldered purple gown with matching arm bands is set to be on any one of the leading ladies this awards season.
Platforms continue into SS17 [Photo: Instagram/maccosmeticsuk]
The Stomper: Black platform boots with a seriously high heel dominated the collection - some draped in purple ribbons.
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