Show Report
Jessica Bumpus
19/09/2009
IT’S usually the sequins that that do it but this afternoon we were blinded at Ashish by the paps who were having a fashion field day with Michelle Williams, Paloma Faith, Roisin Murphy and VV Brown – who performed at the designer’s show last season – all sitting front row.
Once things had calmed down – and rather aptly – the designer took us on a sartorial sojourn; indicated somewhat from the outset by the invites which were all different and individual vintage postcards, and the show notes which came with their own “Win a once-in-a-lifetime cruise” cut-out coupon.
So, where did Ashish take us exactly? Well, sequin territory, of course, but this time guided through the wardrobe of an unexpected competition winner. So we saw all-sparkling versions of Hawaiian print shirts, “Bonjour”, “Life is a beach”-emblazoned tops and dresses, and those boasting the Eiffel Tower, the Mona Lisa as well as world maps.
But it wasn’t all plain sailing for this competition winner – distressed and bleach denim, and spikes – on shoulders and bumbags - were worked into the look, too, as well as huge golden wedges, black visors and wet-look hair.
We also saw the designer’s capsule collection inspired by Nike, Ashish Loves Nike, which featured sequin versions of the “Just do it” T-shirt.
all pix vogue.co.uk
