Meadham Kirchhoff S/S 2014 London

[Psylocke]

I'm glad to see them doing something a little more serious again. The last few seasons were just a little too crazy for me!


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[jenipho]

Love this collection!

 

[Scott]

dirndls and folklore....love it!! makes me think of slightly more serious bernhard willhelm actually.

 

[jeanclaude]

The hats remind me so much of 80s Boy George.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ If only.

Are you guys serious about this being serious...? It's all so teen-plays-dressup. The look is too juvenile for women-- and taken as separates, it's all a tad too faceless, generic. I can understand the appeal if this was all about a teen girl who made all the pieces herself and she mixed it up with old clothes... but as a designer collection by two adults, it's all so... ghastly immature and bland. This feels more like London's answer to Betsey Johnson-does-little Bo Peep for me.

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

Halloween is supposed to be on October the 31st ? No ? Or it is on September the 17th now ?

 

[glamrockgal]

Nopes, too much Halloween & teenager style

 

[Psylocke]

^^^ If only.

Are you guys serious about this being serious...? It's all so teen-plays-dressup. The look is too juvenile for women-- and taken as separates, it's all a tad too faceless, generic. I can understand the appeal if this was all about a teen girl who made all the pieces herself and she mixed it up with old clothes... but as a designer collection by two adults, it's all so... ghastly immature and bland. This feels more like London's answer to Betsey Johnson-does-little Bo Peep for me.

I don't think anyone is calling this serious, but it's 'more' serious than what they've been doing lately. A serious collection is not what one would expect from this brand anyway. The costume-y aspect of their designs is always there, and a lot of what you describe are mostly the styling elements for me and not the individual pieces themselves. When you look at the HQs you can actually see that most of the garments here are beautifully made and rich in details. I hated their psychedelic disco lolita kind of stuff they did in the last few seasons, but this is pretty good. Those boys are creative and fun and talented and even though the whole aesthetic here isn't my cup of tea at all I quite enjoyed this collection.

 

[Scott]

when i say serious i mean a touch more accessible.....i think if you piece this collection apart,there's some good stuff here. i don't like some elements like the snakeskin stuff and such but i do love the folkloric elements and lace. and honestly,i see nothing worse here than i've been seeing for the past three weeks from some designers that seem to get lauded. only difference here is that it's neither staid,repetitive nor cliched.

 

[Scott]

A good Meadham Kirchhoff show will always leave you feeling a little disconcerted. Thankfully, it will also remind you why the duo is so formidable. Yet again today, they realised their uncompromising vision, offering up a collection that was a triumph of the imagination.

The rose-strewn white catwalk promised a return to innocence that was both upheld and destroyed by the collection that graced it. The insistent, sinister soundtrack set the eerie mood with its Psycho violin slashes, shrill bells and repetitious heartbeat.

Then, of course, the clothes. This was Hansel and Gretel meets Little House on the Prairie meets The Crucible, with a dash of Amish for good measure. But don’t let that put you off. These were beautiful clothes, in a palette of black, white, red and gold, realised with admirably intricate detail.

There were waist-length, double-breasted black blazers, tiered, prairie style white negligee dresses, metallic gold shoulder-length gloves (also showcased in snakeskin), boater hats and square-toed, box-heeled shoes that were far from pretty but just worked. A series of totes carrying teddy bear and other childlike motifs were quintessentially Meadham Kirchhoff – all sweetness and light in a far more brooding bigger picture.

And the hair. Pippy Longstocking blood-red and white-blonde braided plaits added to the make-believe feel though, of course, this was a twisted fairytale where expectations are defied at every turn.

What a skill it is to be able to bring together so many seemingly conflicting styles, prints (gold lame, gingham, snakeskin), moods and references from two distinct creative minds in such a singular vision. And how lucky we are to get to spend time in the world of their imagination.

*elleuk.com

 

[Rightguard]

^We get it, you're the patron saint of European fashion designers.

 

[Scott]

excuse me? i posted a review that's all. no need for snotty attitude.

 

[Phuel]

OK Psylocke and Scott (if you read your names fast, it looks like "Psycho Scott" ), gotcha!

Always hard to tell if something really is well-tailored and solidly constructed unless it's in-hand, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. I guess I just despise the all too familiar cartoony and camp Lil Bo Peep styling and mundane coquettish clothes, especially done by adults passing it as high fashion. It's all just too " Macy's junior department putting on a fashion show at the mall" vibe...

BTW, Elle is being way way too kind to them; Where's Tim Blanks when you really need him?. There is not a single design or concept here that can't be easily had at Arizia. The classic Lolita-vibe can be approached with originality and freshness-- as effortlessly, and seductively designed by Alessandro Dell'Acqua for his No. 21 line without resorting to any gimmicks. And Bernhard Willhelm has always been more clever, witty and subversive than this. I mean, Psycho's soundtrack to a Holly Hobby collection? What's their next predictable concept? Snow White meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

 

[Deleted member 119799]

http://imgbox.com/abiAGT2a khaleesi?????

they're more stylists than designers imo

designwise there is nothing interesting going at all, i don't see anything original and it all looks dead cheap and poorly executed

also second hand shops are filled with clothes like these...