Versus Hires Jonathan Anderson
November 29th, 2012 @ 11:04 AM
Cacharel Unveils New CEO, in Major Corporate Revamp
November 21st, 2012 @ 00:56 AM
Kane Drops Out of Versus in Major Shake-up
November 20th, 2012 @ 10:14 AM
Pucci’s Madison Avenue Store Debuts Massive Expansion
November 16th, 2012 @ 00:35 AM
Ghesquière Departs Balenciaga in Major Surprise
November 05th, 2012 @ 00:43 AM
Sao Paulo Fashion Week: Between Optimism and Fear
November 02nd, 2012 @ 00:28 AM
London Unveils Men’s Season Schedule
November 01st, 2012 @ 00:36 AM
Azzaro Releases Castello Branco
October 25th, 2012 @ 00:18 AM
Revenue Soars 22 Percent at LVMH in First Three Quarters
October 16th, 2012 @ 00:18 AM
Rykiel Names Geraldo da Conceicao Artistic Director
September 21st, 2012 @ 8:12 PM
Brazil’s New London Pop-Up
September 21st, 2012 @ 7:20 PM
McQueen Men Returning Home to London
September 12th, 2012 @ 7:19 PM
Roitfeld, Mum and Son, Open in Brazil
September 07th, 2012 @ 00:54 AM
Berluti Opens to Big-Time Business in London
September 06th, 2012 @ 3:27 PM
Stefano Pilati Back with a Bang at Zegna
September 05th, 2012 @ 7:10 PM
Hugo Boss Wows in Berlin, Plans for New York
July 06th, 2012 @ 00:17 AM
Salvatore Ferragamo: Crusin’ the Louvre
June 13th, 2012 @ 11:04 AM
Michel Klein Gains New Backer; Launches Sunglass Collection
June 13th, 2012 @ 00:48 AM
Sykes Jettisoned by Aquascutum; Maurer In at Rabanne
June 06th, 2012 @ 00:18 AM
Armani Conquers China, Chastises the Pope
June 01st, 2012 @ 11:53 AM
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Meadham Kirchhoff’s Cool Quirky Commodities
Godfrey Deeny
February 21st, 2012 @ 3:40 PM - London
Can comic books ever be really glamorous? They can in the hands of Meadham Kirchhoff, an off-beat London design duo that have carved out a unique niche for themselves as purveyors of frolicking fashion.
Their latest show, staged Tuesday, Feb. 21, in London, had all the absurdist elements one associates with this brand - but also lots of great commercial clobber.
Staged before a soundtrack of electronic funk in a customized show space deep within a massive red brick building on the banks of the Thames, this was a hit event - from the quirky combinations of cowboy shirt over plaid party skirts to semi-sheer granny dresses for the adorably daffy art-obsessed woman.
What worked best were the arty tartan cocktail dresses, cut with a deep gorge and worn with glitter shirts and sequined bras. Sounds wacky? It was, but also rather marvelous. Plus, each individual look in this spritely fall 2012 collection worked on its own. In fashion, professionals call this an item driven collection, and Meadham Kirchhoff's latest show was all the better for that.
Edward Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff met while studying in the world's most famous fashion college - Central Saint Martins. Today they had the most composed and appealing show in London Fashion Week, in what was surely the most professional and important season ever in this great global capital.
It was not just the return of Stella McCartney with her two-class - celebrities on one side, all of the rest of the planet on the other - show, but also a brilliant show by McQueen, the diffusion line of Alexander McQueen. It was more the exuberance of gutsy talents like Meadham Kirchhoff. This pair seem destined to become a member of the new fashion nomenclature.
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