As anyone who’s seen my wardrobe can attest, I’m all for unique, individual clothing (no basics here!), but some trends are a BIT too out there — even for me. Never is this more evident than during Fashion Week, when it seems like designers are in a silent competition to send the most bizarre things they can find down the runway, wearability be damned.
This year’s fall/winter catwalks were no exception: Between last week’s NYFW showings and this week’s London Fashion presentations, I think we’ve upped the strangeness ante to maximum voltage. I saw inflatable pool “designs.” I saw wigs for private parts. I saw a lot of shit that frankly, I’m not even sure how to process, so instead, I’m sharing it with you. Behold, the craziest looks of Fashion Week!
NYFW
Global Fashion Collective Presents Kim Tiziana Rottmuller: The first thing that caught my eye were the ginormous cylinder pool floaty-esque sleeves on models at the Global Fashion Collective show. While aesthetically… interesting, to be sure, I see these being somewhat problematic when attempting to fit through doors. And revolving entrances? Forget about it!
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Gypsy Sport: Tell me the truth: Did Bret Michaels design these?
PH5: Baby fringe is having a moment, but PH5 took it to new extremes. These look exactly like my bangs do when I mess up with the curling iron trying to give them some extra lift, only… intentional?
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Chen Peng: The term “man baby” got a whole new meaning at Cheng Peng, where one young lad walked the runway in what appeared to be an oversized bonnet and the equivalent of a puffer jumper. The only thing missing was a giant diaper — next year, perhaps!
Kaimin: Viewing Kaimin’s show is like stepping into a whole new dimension. These shiny green structural creations kinda look like Derek Zoolander (Zoolander) and Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games) had a baby, and don’t even get me started on the pubic wigs! (Yes, pubic wigs — they literally created muffs for your muff).
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Philipp Plein: As if things weren’t getting freaky enough, Philipp Plein added an intergalactic element to his show, with models emerging from an 18-meter UFO and joining hands with Transfomers-style robots before strutting down the catwalk. Trippy!
Libertine: I can’t even handle taking my contacts out with fake nails, let alone adorn them with lampshade fringe, some of which dragged the ground at Libertine.
Vivienne Hu: Okay, fine, so this one isn’t all that crazy, but it IS gorgeous and I love it and it’s worthy of an “oooo!” so it’s going on the list. My blog, my choice.
London Fashion Week
If you thought things got wild at the American shows, brace yourselves: We’ve got nothing on the Brits. I don’t know exactly WHAT’S going on across the pond, but let me just say: Shit got weird.
Central Saint Martin Presents Edwin Mohney: Pardon my language, but what. The. Fuck. Is THIS?! A walking condom? A penis mold? I can’t.
Central Saint Martin Presents Edwin Mohney: Central Saint Martin grad student Edwin Mohney struck again with this modern take on the clown suit. Bitch stole IT’s look — tsk, tsk!
Central Saint Martin Presents Edwin Mohney: Honestly, I could do a whole blog post on the weirdness that was Mohney alone, but for now, I’ll leave you with this groundbreaking number, which appears to consist of an inflatable swimming pool with a hole cut out of the center for your head. FASHION. *Eye roll*
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Central Saint Martins Presents Liam Johnson: Can’t face the world? Central Martin grad student Liam Johnson has you covered. Simply swathe yourself in this straitjacket dress thingy and poke your head out like a snail anytime you need to cross a street! GENIUS.
Mulberry: If Mulberry even tries to say they weren’t at least a little bit inspired by the cupcake surprise dolls I played with as a kid, guess what? THEY’RE LYING.
Preen by Thornton Bregazzi: The seaweed shoe: For days you feel like channeling slime on the bottom of the ocean floor. Also perfect for Christmas time, when you really just need to nail that Grinch costume!
Molly Goddard: This orange, loofah-like thing stole the show at Molly Goddard. I’m not too sure how I’d feel about puffs protruding from one’s back, but hey, no one could ever call it boring!
Pam Hogg: Pom-poms and pastels and tinsel, oh my! Since this is basically like seeing Marie Antoinette through a funhouse mirror, I expect we’ll be seeing some of these looks on Katy Perry‘s next tour.
Moncler: YOUR MOVE, NORTH FACE. Your move.
Fyoder Golan: Why yes, that IS the parachute from my middle school gym class! At least we know where it went. *Shrugs*
Which look do you find the most appalling? Sound off in the comments below!
Xo, Nicole
