The Best Looks From London Fashion Week Day 2
The Best Looks From London Fashion Week Day 2
On Day 2 of London Fashion Week, some déjà vu: While some designers went way outside the norm, others applied the term "recycle" to their ideas instead of sustainable fabrics. Click through to see the breakout stars, the breakthrough pieces... and a cat on the catwalk, because feline and Celine are just one letter apart.
Richard Quinn
Let's begin with Richard Quinn, the fantastical designer who's dressed J.Lo and Kendall Jenner for recent red carpets. This season, he supplemented his signature latex-and-daffodil dresses with Elizabethan chain mail frocks.
Richard Quinn
Plus a plop! of hot pink silk. This gown was tied together with a satin rose, and buttressed with the attitude of, "More is more, didn't you know?" To her credit, the model did know, and she burst out laughing halfway down the catwalk which honestly sold the whole look.
Rixo
The floor of the roses continued at Rixo, where a petaled path was treaded by models including this silver greyhound Toni, which is (of course!) short for Marie Antoinette.
Rixo
The makeup was likewise inspired by roses in bloom, with a pink-washed pigment blossoming out across the temples, and jeweled dew drops accenting the inner eye.
Dilara Findikoglu
The best buds continued at Dilara Findikoglu, the Turkish designer who accents her witchy sensibilities with serious textile craftsmanship, often from artisans native to her home country. Here's her interpretation of a rose trellis.
Dilara Findikoglu
And her take on Ophelia's primrose path. (It didn't go too well for the Shakespearean character, but the model's doing great.) We love how this dress comes apart at the seams, hinting at an inner life beyond the outer garments.
Dilara Findikoglu
The catwalk was graced with an actual cat, a nod to both the designer's occult inspirations and the need to make everything cuter on Instagram.
Molly Goddard
Speaking of Instagram, you've likely seen Molly Goddard's tulle dresses on influencer feeds as well as on Killing Eve's Jodi Comer. But while this Beauty and the Beast gown is certainly fun, it's not necessarily evolving the buzzy designer's point-0f-view.
Molly Goddard
What might, however, is her tiptoe into tailored suiting, which harnesses her considerable technical skills without making another (literal) puff piece. And the knit bow beanies are a smart take on street style bait. (Dibs on the pink one!)
Molly Goddard
There was also some cool '90s layering at play, with Kate Moss's signature slip-dress-over-shredded-cashmere transforming into something less about sex and apathy, and more about the blurred memories of girlhood.
TOGA
Yasuko Furuta made some think pieces at Toga, including plastic puff capes and parachute pleat skirts that could have been made from swim floaties.
TOGA
The puffy sandals were also inflatable, which is pretty practical if sea levels keep rising.
TOGA
So is this spectacular puffer jacket that doubles as a sleeping bag, a tent, an art exhibit, a beach blanket, and probably a life raft. But if we're carrying our artistic temperaments on our backs like snail shells, how heavy will it be on our hearts?
A.W.A.K.E. Mode
Special thanks to Fashion Editor Kia Goosby, who opened our eyes to A.W.A.K.E.'s zagging shapes and popping shades. We especially loved the precision in the pleats and hems—a must when your color palette is essentially Skittles laced with Lithium.
A.W.A.K.E. Mode
This look was a special kind of split personality, combining a quilted bathrobe revamp with back-to-work pants and a bag. As for the Warhol Tomato color, it's a slash of orange-red that will really cut through dreary days.
Petar Petrov
The Austrian designer showed in London for the very first time this week, and we're into his slice-cut collars and Jedi wrap techniques.
Petar Petrov
In his artist statement, Petrov says "in my designs, I hope a woman can recognize her own strength, express personal values and feel at one with herself.” But here's the thing...
Petar Petrov
There's nothing empowering about seeing cool clothes on only one type of woman, especially when the clothes are technically sharp, and so obviously capable of enhancing all types of female frames. Next season, we dare Mr. Petrov to level up and let a more diverse array of women buy into his vision. (And buy his clothes!)
Fashion East
Billie Eilish reigned at Fashion East, where 28-year-old designer Goom Heo reimagined the pop songstress as a finance bro on an alien planet, maybe one where toxic masculinity has finally been sucked into a black hole.
Fashion East
Meanwhile, Ancuta Sarca channeled Billie's signature talons. Combined with Sarca's body-skimming warrior wear, the message was clear: Look but don't touch (unless you want to get slashed).
Fashion East
As for 26-year-old Gareth Wrighton, our fashion features director Véronique Hyland caught J. Law making a cameo appearance on one of his accessories!
Fashion East
Also, please enjoy this crown of Cheetos, which is the holy relic we honestly deserve.
David Koma
Finally, check out British model Leomie Anderson, who paired her David Koma ensemble with black-and-white sneakers. Her kicks tempered the outfit's bombshell sex appeal, creating something super cute, modern, and very likely to be the best decision ever made on the Standard London's late night dance floor.
Everything's coming up roses.