My question is simply… have we become used to the particular
vocabulary from this gifted designer?
There is no question that words such as distinctive, architectural,
slick and edgy come to mind when one views any of this young man’s collections.
What is wildly interesting, if you delve backwards, is that he has remained so
very true to what he started years ago. His DNA is an acquired taste, his
vocabulary fluent in the language of modern and a 21st century vision
of fashion and his perseverance has served him very well.
So, does one think the eye adjusts after we have seen it
repetitively or do you think that maybe we weren’t ready to see what he saw
long before the rest. No question that
from very sight, one immediately knew that Gareth Pugh was a keeper, a great
talent in an ocean of moderately talented designers. If his time has not
arrived with this collection then he must be a season away from huge success
and recognition.
The molded torsos, the shaped bodies, the architecture that
is specifically his and the innovation he brings to the runway every season is
all part and parcel of this designer’s signature. The palette is simple, Goth has slipped away
and a sophistication has emerged; the old caterpillar/butterfly thing. Yes, the
theatrics are there but they are not just cheap tricks or as attention begging
or as shocking as they once were once upon a time. The designer has matured and so has the
collection. This is meant in the most flattering of ways and certainly not to
suggest that he now designs for women of a certain age.
Gareth Pugh has developed and evolved into a designer
of note; the question is just how long will it take for the world to
really notice that he doesn’t fit a mold yet rates as first class.
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