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Despite having a huge following and lucrative deal with Debenhams (with the diffusion line, GS) this is Gharani Strok's first on-schedule show for Fashion Week. Lion roars, incense and glasses of champagne whet the audience's appetite before the design duo unleashed their vision for spring. The collection is a wry homage to a rich bitch on holiday in the Cayman Islands - presenting a lush tropical landscape with plenty of references to the late 70s. The models look like they have stepped out of a series of early 1970s Bounty bar ads - sort of Bond girls with hammocks and native shell jewellery. Entitled Voodoo Emmanuelle, the designers say the collection is inspired by 70s Pirelli calendar girls. Prints feature a haunting face and a classic palm tree while fabrics focus on revealing lace and lightweight cotton. One-shouldered gypsy tops appear alongside full-on frontal frocks and punched white leather jackets worn with bikini tiny bottoms. Necklines from dresses to swimsuits are plunging throughout. Styling included fat hipster belts and beaded and tasseled ankle boots. The overall effect is a raunchy, ripe, sexy and free-flowing collection and a respectable tribute to "early Zandra Rhodes and Ozzy Clarke for their vision of free spirited women".
Photos: Marian Buckley
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