Gavin Douglas - LFW
Perched on the front row I had no expectations of this young designer - and was suitably appreciative of a solo violinist who opened the show and the maturity of Douglas’s collection. Apologies in advance for the blackberry images (who really need to up there game on the pixel front).
Form fitting, black satin dresses with capped chiffon and puffball sleeves, silk pencil skirts, leather bodice fitting jackets and wafts of white satin dresses with chiffon ruffles to the floor. Impeccably cut to accentuate and compliment the female figure, these clothes must translate to the sales floor to have any hope of financial success.
Accessorized by short black leather gloves, patent peaked caps and spike heeled boots there was an unmistakable tone of 40’s Berlin in the air. And was that a Lou Reed track I heard?
A collection of light and dark, black and oyster, classic and punk work well when seams are finished correctly, when make-up and hair compliment the clothes and when the vision of a designer is this focused.
A previous Fashion Fringe winner and having only shown on the BFC schedule since Feb 2007, there were concerns about the financing of this collection - I don’t know who stepped in at the last minute but I’m very glad they did.
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February 16th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
gavin douglas show was fabolous.
the violinist set a nice vibe for the rest of the show.!