Giles S/S 08 London

[Annu]

This is absolutely amazing collection.

 

[vanwood]

I am not convinced, i dont think i like this at all. Prom dress gone bad.

 

[thefunkykitten]

the bambi print is a reference from the sex pistols' "who killed bambi" song

image from http://www.plasticbombshop.de

Quote from style.com:

Deacon said afterward that he was digging out his old record collection and came across eighties album designs on the 4AD label, like the Cocteau Twins and the Sex Pistols' "Who Killed Bambi?" That might explain the punk-fetish connection which popped up in 3-D rubber roses and a peculiarly great-looking pale-pink trench with hundreds of brown elastic bands knitted onto the front to mimic fur.

 

[ApertureRomance]

The hats remind me of a famous painting...it's driving me crazy !

MariaCarla

 

[raica]

Wow, i think it's a great collection! Lots of girly craziness! And the hats! The hats! And that dress that looks like an upside down icecream cone - it's glorious! I could never wear any of it but I'm mesmerised.

 

[Diorlover]

I love this collection!!...i dont think i've ever really seen a very girly collection from giles, but this was just amazing.

 

[chloehandbags]

What are you guys talking about??....What a load of clunkers.....only he can make what are supposed to be soft, romantic dresses look heavy as iron....really disappointing.....

Surely that's the point? Soft meets hard.

Wonderful collection!

Been a big fan of Giles since he worked for BV.

 

[mackos]

giles wins the london fashion week

Agree! I love this dress, it's faboulous!

nymag

 

[chloehandbags]

The last time I was forced into one of these big, frilly pink things with a bo-peep hat was when I was 12 and going to a birthday party of my mom's friend. I totally understand though, one little girl's nightmare is another's fairy princess doll dream!

Even when Valentino does his frilly "Belle de Jour" thing, there's a decadent sexiness to the hausfrau prettiness.

KookyQuirk is right, this really belongs to NYFW, with Carrie Bradshaw in the front row.

Actually, I don't think most people who like frou-frou dresses would like this - it would be too distorted for them.

This collection is for those with a sense of irony and irreverence.

To me, it's more Courtney Love, or Cyndi Lauper, than Carrie Bradshaw.

 

[Mathewthew]

I love it.... The best London show so far!

 

[DuTTyRoCK112]

The collection screams "Carrie Bradshaw"!!!

I really was just about to say that... I hope Patricia Field noticed this collection for the film... It could definitely restore Carrie's quirkiness as opposed to her season 6 of strictly couture.

 

[gr77]

very hit or miss for me, however the prints themselves are beautiful

My thoughts exactly

 

[imagensfashions]

PERFECT collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[oomarhatelier]

impressiveli beautiful, i'm like... WOW! o_O
the dress are stunning, the clors and cuts too, that's one of my fav collection above all.
and yeah carmen closed the show!

 

[Miss Dalloway]

^^Tell me about it....I'm SOOOO ready for Milan/ Paris fashion week...

I third that can not wait for Paris.

 

[Miss Dalloway]

A full Review from Style.com:

LONDON, September 19, 2007 – There are some collections in which asking what inspired the designer adds nothing to the clothes in front of you, where trying to follow a thread of logic actually gets in the way of seeing the designs. Giles Deacon is the world's prime example: His work is randomness incarnate. It can't keep to any one message, or develop an intellectual thesis. If you're looking for a point, he'll never get to it. These are all potentially exasperating traits, but in Deacon's case, you need to put them aside. Because in spite of them, his collections are increasingly full of wonderful things.

Is there really any logic to a show that starts out with sober, gray denim Alaïa-ish tailoring, moves through duchesse satin fifties debutante gowns, Marie Antoinette milkmaid dresses, some breezy silk T-shirt dresses, giant fuzzy photo prints of Kate Moss, balls of layered tulle, and a print of Bambi with blood spurting from its neck? Deacon said afterward that he was digging out his old record collection and came across eighties album designs on the 4AD label, like the Cocteau Twins, and the Sex Pistols' "Who Killed Bambi?". That might explain the punk-fetish connection which popped up in 3-D rubber roses and a peculiarly great-looking pale-pink trench with hundreds of brown elastic bands knitted onto the front to mimic fur.

But he soon admitted today's show was just as much about following up on the commercial success of his well-received first pre-Spring collection, in which he decided to make everything lighter and "go a bit mad, really" with fabric and embellishment. "It's almost like we're inventing our own textiles." So, a hanger inspection of the clothes backstage is a much more revealing exercise than trying to drag theory out of the designer. Then, the level of handwork in the painted fabrics, the multi-layers of tulle petticoat, and the construction of a panniered coat becomes clear, and the real attraction of Deacon's clothes becomes unarguable.

– Sarah Mower

 

[homeboy]

Fabulous show. Ready to wear with a healthy sprinkle of Haute Couture.

 

[ilaughead]

I love the hard-edged femininity of it all. One of the better shows...

 

[leyla m.]

esquire,

im actually a size 12/14 currently so im not talking for myself but because im possibly the person who buys biggest quantities of his collections for 3 stores and often in sizes UK 12. ive seen many pieces on normal size ladies and they worked and that is the only reason i believe in this guy and his clothes. i wouldnt support and applaude a designer if i didnt really believe in his talent.
but having said i agree that it IS very special and you have to have a sorta look going on to be able to pull it off.
luckily my markets are both very outrageous and daring so Giles works brilliantly

 

[kriszti.md]

I love this collection, so so lovely... I love this dress especially...

nymag