Old Ebenezer Anderson is walking around town as the tired brass band’s sound begins to swell. Red-nosed revelers waft from candlelit pubs and casks of wine fill the streets with warm, fragrant steam. A church bell tolls, and a little donkey clop-clops through a misty cobblestone museum. “Oranges and lemons, Governor?” A tasteful young man with his pocket-pipe raised, his feet swaying among tin wreaths. That (very real) moment was there. Anderson He decided to repurpose these stylish and funky pieces into fashion-forward footwear.
While most people celebrate the holiday season with a broken bodycon or some sort of hideous, novelty jumper adorned with LED baubles, these designers decided to simply dive into Hobbycraft and express themselves. The fruits of their labor came out AW22 And SS23 Seasons where cardboard-like textures are removed from any outfit – Shaggy mules run by LoweWhisk vests and balaclavas by Chopova Lowena And Cow girlAnd Molly Goddard‘s (very elfen) bean. This is not entirely new. Gareth Pugh, Valentino, JW Anderson, BalmainAnd Prada They’ve all finished their wares in threads of textile Christmas cheer – but they’ve been upping the ante on the silly, slightly more irreverent attitude seen in recent collections.
On the runway, the outbreak seemed to raise certain questions about the point and purpose of fashion. From the paper lock, Anderson is one of many designers who are completely closed to corruption, from form and function, to wear and tear. Think of all the bubble-gum heels, iPad coats, or butter-yellow leather macs adorned in hair ties, lighters, and other handbag scraps. So much of modern fashion is an exercise in asceticism—the chaste girl with Phoebe PhiloTenure at Celine And perhaps the mainstay of Scandinavian furniture – a pair of tinsel-legged cloghoppers is a riot of warm elegance. It’s sassy and irreverent, but weird and quirky in a way that still feels cerebral…unlike the usual Christmas outfit.
Sometimes weird clothes can seem silly, especially to people outside the fashion industry. But RComing home for Christmas is – first and foremost – an opportunity to dazzle your simple friends and family with all the fashion capital you’ve gained since your last visit. You want to wrap yourself in a big tin until you’re blue in the face and say, “Gosh, how durable you are! Did they teach you in CSM?” The combination of elegance and luxury is the main thing that makes this kind of thing attractive, because the clothes give off a real sense of joy – like Chopova Lowena SS 23 with its interesting chorus of carabiner kilts, pants and body jewelry. show Think of it as the Yuletide equivalent of Kim Kardashian covering her entire body in Balenciaga caution tape.
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