Although I was going to write about each day of LFW, after the second day I couldn't find any outfit I truly loved. That's why I decided to write about Charlie Le Mindu. This guy is amazing, completely mental. He learned how to sew through Youtube videos, and used his hairdressing skills to create what he creates now - chaotic, artistic and pointless shit. But I love it. I mean, no one, apart from Lady Gaga and drag queens, could wear his clothes...people just normally don't have such eventful lives, that would ever give them the chance to even try his stuff on. But it doesn't really matter, because his catwalks are like waterfalls of emotions, ideology, and action. It's less about designing - more about art.
For Autumn/Winter 2011/2012, Charlie, as usual, created a lot of provocative looks with blood and nudity. The sound of squealing pigs was the main soundtrack of the show. So thrilling! Once again. skirts, dresses, and all other "furry" garments were made out of human hair. Add some PVC clothes, laces, military hats and great styling from Anna Trevelyan, and there you have it. All this from a person who used to do your hair. Genius, genius Charlie Le Mindu.
While I'm dealing with a stream of information from today's catwalks, I had a bit of time to analyse first few days of London Fashion Week.
My favourites of DAY 1 are definitely Felder Felder and PPQ, which is quite an obvious choice of mine if you know how much I love weird feminine shapes in a combination with silk, leather or heavy wool materials similar to those they used during Second World War.
Felder Felder collection really reminded me of Lirfons brand, which is not well-known yet, but they make some really cool stuff using faux fur and leather materials, neon colours and studs.
