One of the most exciting people in fashion right now is Gareth Pugh. He graduated recently from Central Saint Martins (2003) and has quickly risen to become London Fashion Week's draw card show. It seems in recent times that the fashion industry has been struggling to produce a new direction. Retro looks have been re-jigged and re-hashed till the cows come home. Pugh is like a breath of fresh air producing a truly unique vision that could push fashion forward. Pugh's singular vision reminds me of other fashion trailblazers, Paco Rabanne, Vivianne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, risk-taking designers ahead of their time, whose ideas get copied and watered-down, hitting the high street years later.
The selected catwalk shots (A/W 2007) show his more conceptual pieces that are heavy on the styling. They set a mood for his other more wearable pieces. Futuristic and challenging shapes mixed with luxury fabrics, furs, leather etc.
Pugh was recently invited to do a catwalk show at the V&A Museum in London as part of their Fashion. Here is some spectacular footage from the show courtesy of The Times Online (put 'Pugh' into the search to locate the video). The finale features the electrical coat below (apparently the model wearing it has to sign a disclaimer in case of electrocution!).
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