Shot by Ishay Botbol and styled by Guy Hipwell, FASHION156 – The London Fashion Week Preview Issue’s grooming editorial features models: Alex Poots [Next] and Fletcher Cowan [Premier Models]. Continue for more images after the jump!
Katie Eary, Satyenkumar, Tim Soar, JW Anderson are some of the greattest collections at London Fashion Week. Fashion156.com has the full show report of London Fashion Week.
25 year-old British designer Katie Eary has based her MA collection around the traditional shapes of formal menswear and ostentatious military wear worn for special occasions, giving it a contemporary twist by applying these pageantry details to more street-wear shapes.
Classic tailoring in menswear is her passion. Shape and silouhette her strength and so she incorporates this into contemporary tailoring using architectural methods of construction…
Below the video presentation directed by Loma Lavelle. Awesome!
“Menswear is more fun to play with! I believe that men invented ‘feminism’ but disguised this word as dandy or fopp. We all have it in us to dress up, but in human nature it is always the males who are far more grandiose and beautiful than the female. Its just that since the Victorian era mens fashion became to a slave to ‘making things easier.’ How did we go from the beautifully tied cravat to a tie with elastic hidden under the collar?… From beautiful dinner/evening shirts to ‘non crease no need to iron ever again shirts’. Its like we are starting again and introducing more and more glamour and beauty into menswear, Hence why i consistently go for military looks as the uniform is such a stunning piece of work, and the higher ranking you are the more glamourous the uniform. It’s all so exciting, and I want to contribute…”
Ioannis Dimitrousis is a London based fashion designer, who has been showing his collection at London Fashion Week for the past four seasons. His S/S 09 was already featured on YVY and now we bring his S/S 10 with Josh Beech above and Robbie Wadge below. Congratulations Ioannis!!
Editorial: The London Fashion Week Preview // OnlineMagazine: FASHION156// Photographer: Cameron McNee // Fashion Director: Guy Hipwell // Models: Joachim and Sid at Models1
> To see more of the clothing featured within this editorial from the new SS2010 collections, take a look at their fantastic video below.
25 years, 25 designers, 25 incredible pieces of artwork commissioned by ELLE and on display across the London Underground network. The posters include work from Matthew Williamson, Naomi Campbell, Antonio Berardi, Henry Holland, Rankin, Pat McGrath, Jasper Conran and Pringle and will be displayed on 83 sites in zone 1 of the London Underground between 11 and 25 September.
