The expectation resting on Christopher Kane’s slight shoulders is heavy.
Donatella Versace is a fan of the 25-year-old Glaswegian designer and even
Anna Wintour, the editor of US Vogue, flew in to watch his spring-/summer
2008 catwalk show at London Fashion Week yesterday.
After just two collections, the new kid on the block is one of the most
closely watched young design talents in London; the buzz surrounding him
drawing inevitable comparisons with British success stories Alexander
McQueen and John Galliano.
And creditably, Kane did not disappoint - despite the fact that 23 outfits
from the new collection had been stolen from his Dalston studio last
weekend. Citing wildly diverse references for inspiration, from Stephen King
horror movies and Sissy Spacek to Prisoner Cell Block H and the late
crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, Kane sent out python print chiffon dresses cut
in flouncy tiers, or pale lemon yellow frilly dresses trimmed with faux
snakeskin.
And showing his peculiar talent for transforming garments the rest of us
have written off as in irredeemably bad taste, he brought back pale blue
ripped denim jeans - %26agrave; la Bros and George Michael in the late 1980s - worn
with denim bra tops with frayed seams. Leather ra-ra skirts, camouflage
print, brown see-through silk safari blouses and floppy black jersey dresses
lavished with geometric panels of coloured crystals were also unlikely
winners in this show from a Scot who looks like a serious contender.
The upbeat mood of London Fashion Week lured back several established names
from New York, including Luella Bartley, who showed off her spring
collection yesterday with a novel take on punk at the ballroom in Claridge’s
hotel.
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