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Andrew Groves

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Backstage hair and make-up report.
[sun 13-02-2000]
Amaya Arzuaga
Andrew Groves
Alexandre Herchovitch
Elspeth Gibson
Michiko Koshino
Robert Cary-Williams
[mon 14-02-2000]
Arkadius
Dai Rees
Markus Lupfer
Nothing Nothing
[tue 15-02-2000]
Antoni + Alison
Anthony Symonds
Betty Jackson
Guvinda
Marcus Constable
Maria Chen
Alexander McQueen
[wed 16-02-2000]
Boudicca
Boyd
Copperwheat Blundell
Clements Ribeiro
Hussein Chalayan
Maria Grachvogel
Marjan Pejoski
Shelley Fox
[thu 17-02-2000]
Julian Macdonald
Mulligan
Scott Henshall
Sophia Kokosalaki
Tristan Webber
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This is a fabulously fruity collection which celebrates glamour and gorgeousness in a psychedelic explosion of blinding colour. 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful' is theatrical and fun. Groovy 50s style puffed sleeves, puff ball skirts, pink and orange spotted dresses, slouch pants, gathered fabrics and ruffles give a strange Elizabethan-meets-cocktail feel to the collection. Forget minimalism and utilitarianism, Groves juggles loud paisley prints, acid colours, rounded silhouttes in a feast of flamboyancy. The collection is diverse and incorporates slouch pants, orange sparkly blouses, technicolour bow ties and fish tail dresses. The most impactful pieces are grey print trousers with extra bum space shown on a model who had a 'blown-up' bottom and a harlequin-style coat with inflatable full length lapels.

Photos: Mark J. Curtis



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