I'm taking a lazy, stream of consciousness approach to Australian Fashion Week, and also, life. I suggest elsewhere if you desire more hard-hitting or even just precise takes on the shows. Or even pictures.
First show of the week- Friedrich Gray. Here are some thoughts.
clean. pared back. 'looks good in leather'. rorschach prints (beautiful). blood colours. i see: early nineties silhouettes- cropped tops, hot pants, insert leather jackets, mesh. wet look- hair, skin. block colours- icy blue, burnt orange- but predominantly black. harness feel to detailing - restriction=freedom. it made me think about modernity in retrospect- the way people portray the future in art, sparse and cold, the idea of dystopian societies, the uber-human, helmet heads.
Here are some things the press release says-
david lynch/dune. zaha hadid's phaeno centre. absence, presence.
It was rather clever and I liked it.
