Gareth Pugh Deserves a Sonnet

If Karlie, Kamila, Lily, Jourdan, Olga, and Magdalena emerged from a UFO... in Stratford-upon-Avon... circa 1603... it may have looked something like WonderBrit Gareth Pugh's Parisian début (made possible with the prize wherewithal garnered from winning the illustrous ANDAM award for new talent). 

Before the admittedly lackluster Kris van Assche presentation, I pressed Diane Pernet (fresh from a pre-Pugh preview) about the purported prêt-à-portability of Gareth's new collection, as divulged in Friday's WWD interview. She promised it was still thoroughly "Pugh" (think mind-blowingly moody, stirringly sculptural) without the slightest absence of his signature hair-raising drama. 

Nevertheless in propria prosona the collection marked a progressive career maturation and presented itself as assiduously wearable: relatively speaking, of course! Katie Shillingford's brill styling alloted for – with a simple nix of an Elizabethian collar here or a bit of defeathering there – a definite, more pragmatic proficiency and an assuredly more business-savvy concatenation... without losing an ounce of his genius artistry or deft craftsmanship.

While the keenly evolutionary collection may have not been a massive surprise – it was, however, massively spine-tingling – beholding the "Vogue Paris trifecta" (conducted by Carine) in uniform, less-than-riveting black FLATS was staggeringly unforeseen. Perhaps we really are in the midst of another Depression? Quelle horreur!

bunny BISOUS

xx jf

Comments

[Prêt à Porter P]

without all the drama, it's easier to see the clothes. i spy some pieces i would love to wear!

[modelizer]

Hi, can we switch lives yet? haha

Excellent commentary and snapshots. I would have killed to shoot the Pugh show, it's magically delicious.

[Arina]

waaaawwww!! Love! Love at first sight! Gorgeous-crazy-artsy-out of this world fashion. I just love the perfect cuts!

[Lula]

Hey Julia !

I just saw you on Garance Doré and you look amazing :) Your blog is truely passionating. Enjoy Paris Fashion Week !
xxx

Lula.