Giles - A/W 05 - London

[liberty33r1b]

I love this dress! too gorgeous!

 

[softgrey]

Quite hit and miss.

I think that yellow dress on Eva Herzigova is essentially hideous, but there is something about it I really like, the embroidery and pom-poms are cute.

i know what you mean...


thanks for the background butterb...and for the article lena...
givenchy?...what ever happen to sofia?...and roland mouret...and martin grant...

hmmm...the fickle finger of fashion...

 

[helena]

i like some of this collection but the majority of it is black & the background is black so its really hard to see the clothes very well.

They yellow dress is bad - the pom poms look good but its such a horrible colour & knitted dresses are not very flattering on anyone IMHO.

 

[fashionaddict1]

I do like his collections and think this is a good one which will keep the department store buyers happy. I think he is a nice guy too - looks a bit nerdy.

Softgrey, from Showstudio.com
Biography
Born in 1969 in County Durham, designer Giles Deacon made a marked impression in debuting his own label 'Giles' with an Autumn/Winter collection for 2004. Deacon trained at St Martins School of Art in the early 1990s. It was on the strength of his graduating collection -which featured nature references and prints- that a meeting with Tom Ford was set up, and he was invited on board to take up a series of appointments with fashion houses in Paris and Milan. His most high-profile appointment came in 2000 when he joined Bottego Veneta as head designer to Katie Grand's stylist role. The hard-edged debut collection -using white, metallic and neon- hyped the reputation of the house considerably. Shortly afterwards he was re-appointed to another position designing for Gucci itself. His 'Giles' collection is a closer reflection of his own tastes, much less confrontational than his work at Bottego Veneta, though he is again collaborating with uber-stylist Katie Grand. The emphasis in his A/W 2004 was on strict, 1940s curves, tweed pencil skirts and silk blouses with p*ssy bows. Another close creative collaboration is with illustrator and textile designer Rory Crichton. He worked closely with weavers Stephen Walters and sons - a reflection of his commitment to use British mills as far as possible.

He's quite cute, and straight! Quite a rarity in this industry

 

[travolta]

i like his specs fashionaddict. now that givenchys been mentioned it makes a lot of sense--his clothes are so grandiose..i also like the gold top with the black hat, infact i love the hats. Its a very photogenic collection...he hits the right notes with color and accessories. his collection is refreshingly luxurious among so much redundancy.

 

[Clementine]

This collection is so striking, very memorable (more so then a lot of what's been show so far). I think he'd be perfect for Givenchy...

 

[jennifer~]

A favorite here, which hasn't yet been posted, which I'd care to share... ...

c/o style.com

 

[Estella*]

i did not like everything but there is a softness and glowing to some of the pieces which i find very appealing.

 

[cerfas]

I liked this collection, thanks all for the pictures. I could have done without those purses as hats--reminded me of the movie "Brazil" where the main character's rich and fashionable (in a society way) mother always wears hats that are shaped like huge shoes.

 

[dhclam]

When I first saw his collection, there was nth Vivienne Westwood abt it to me. I felt eccentric and liked those beautiful prints. I was glad for LFW to have such a talent to bring sth new to the scene... however, reaction from people are very extreme, some liked him and some doesn't. One major buyer in Paris said her team members think Giles hideous and very VW, a bit like Zac Posen of London (translate:Zac Posen to the team means zero talent, just a hype created by press). I hope Giles would make it in other ways without the help of big names like Givenchy in the future.
BTW, I think he looks very much alike the young Yves.