The venue for the Siereks show was supposed to be the Oasis sports centre in Covent Garden, but when we got there the building was shuttered and in total darkness. A power failure meant that they were holding the show in the street. They'd rustled up a release: "The Show Must Go On", it said. They're a resiliant lot these Polish siblings. After popping backstage - the theatre across the road had kindly lent them a room to get ready in - we head out into the freezing cold, following 10 models and Siereks designer, Aga, who redirects guests on her mobile. "Maybe it's destiny" she later says, because on the corner is a huge concrete platform, a ready-made catwalk. The models pose and a crowd with a contingent of Japanese fans, watch. We're all shivering and smiling. The fabrics combine velvet, cotton, corduroy and lace. There is a bold black cape with ruffled sleeves, 50s style full skirt in silver, an embroidered velvet panel dress and some wicked super wide corduroy culottes. A policewoman theme runs throughout with metal letters and numbers like the ones on police uniforms, sewn onto capes and jackets. There are at least two total killer outfits here that are bang-on the money: a loose velvet boiler suit (sounds scary, looks incredible) and a black corduroy fitted jacket with matching narrow legged hipster cords with low, low pockets and visible stitching. These are slouchiest, sexiest pair of trousers I have ever seen. Like the season when the budget was tight and the collection was made entirely from Tyvek and denim, Aga and her brothers have pulled off a fashion feat, turned adversity into an event with attitude and some great clothes.
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