When a designer cowers away from colour for their autumn winter collection I often think of it as lazy and safe - we know there is little to no sunshine, we don't need our clothes as dull as the sky too - but when it comes to Mr Gareth Pugh, I almost forget that a lot of his collections are in black.
In his Paris show on Wednesday, Pugh sent down the catwalk a collection that showed, in the grand scheme of things for the designer, a definite evolution from his extraterrestrial fashion of seasons past.
The underlying pin which essentially held the collection together was the chevron; on leather jackets, leather dresses even trousers. And there was movement. Lots of movement. For Pugh anyway. Muddy-grey capes, triangular-hemmed tops, georgette dresses, even what looked like rigid leather, swayed back and forth as the models strutted.
There was some menswear peppered throughout the collection too. Wide leg, almost coulotte-type trousers - Samurai style, precision cut tailored jackets and a 3/4 length leather coat with a thick ribbed trim and sleeves.
Pugh finished the show with a series of five amaze pieces adorned and dripping in chains; a full length gown, skinny black trousers, two shorter dresses with long sleeves - more movement, even if it was more of the black, witchy referencing we've come to expect from Pugh (with added flapper-esque inspiration - old Hollywood).
Overall a fab collection. Tres fantastic. Well done!
