SS19 was inspired particularly by the moment that punk morphed into new wave, but without wanting to turn only to the cliches of the era. “I was thinking, ‘How could I do it in a way that doesn’t grab the typical ingredients?’” Simons said. “So no safety pins.” Describing the collection as “do it yourself meets the opposite”, Raf mixed skinny trousers, heavy-soled boots, and printed tees with images of London punks and stitched on globe-like silver studs. There were jumpers which had been rotated to give the appearance of having an extra arm or neck hole, and a few models even sported heavy dark eyeshadow at they took to the runway to Bauhaus’s goth hit “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
After last season’s narcotic-themed collection and campaign, this time Raf moved on to another vice… drinking. Models carried silver cans cradled in fabric which looked like the plastic which holds beer cans together (and which was also turned into tops – a flashback, Raf said, to an archive design). It didn’t end there – there were earrings which looked like ring-pulls and ring details embroidered onto tops. “It was the idea of the six-pack and eight-pack and how kids hang out and they grab their beers,” the designer said.
So many designers have been inspired by the punk movement, but almost to the point where it’s starting to get a bit tired. I really liked this show/collection because of how he took inspiration from punks, but merged it with something else to create something exciting and new.
time to change 