My Favourite Collection of London Fashion Week

Doesn’t it seem insane how quickly the excitement of fashion week comes and goes? One day you’re impatiently waiting to see what New York has come up with and in the blink of an eye, it’s time for Paris. I want to slow everything down and zero in on the second stop of the fashion month calendar; London (a city I just happen to be visiting come winter, but more on that another time). London will always hold a very special place in my heart fashion wise, as it’s always been the one city where I can’t exactly put my finger on its aesthetic. There’s London grunge, eccentric colourful London, disco London and in the case of the featured designer in this post, all of the above plus the bonus style of sensual London.

Christopher Kane is a designer I’ve found intriguing ever since I saw him showcased in a documentary I happened upon a million years
ago. I was made curious by his ability to make me consider wearing crocs (as long as they were bejeweled like his). Of course it was his nonchalant, Scottish charm that pulled me in, but even more so it was his designs, and his fascination with combining fashion and sex. 

This Spring 2019 Ready-to-Wear show was like a disco tech haunted by embroidered skeletons and erotically charged insects. It was a beautifully bizarre world he created, filled with colour, sparkle, jewels and lace. The lace bodice work was easily the stand out craft element. A touch of leather and what appeared to be lamé aided in the collection's feminine alien vibe. Where does the sex come into the picture? Other than the literal drawings of fore-playing, cannibalistic animals, the eroticism can be found in the sheer fabrics, shrunken hemlines and a perfect balance of silhouettes. What we normally see from Kane is a dream like version of sex, with stunning paintings of intertwining bodies covering past collections. This time was different, and showed a side of him and this brand that is funky, contradictory, and lets be honest, kind of kinky.

All photos retrieved from Vogue Runway. 

Photographer: Marcus Tondo

Thanks for reading.

- Emily