Wales Bonner Menswear S/S 2018 London

[RedSmokeRise]

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[RedSmokeRise]

voguerunway

 

[dior_couture1245]

Very good. Luxurious, grown up, sexy, great cuts, great materials, sophisticated and focused.

I think it's one of their best collections yet. Seems like a big step in the right direction. Her collections have all been elegant but this one feels maybe less precious and nostalgic.

Well done.

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

I really like the cut of the first suit, those pants are nice. Maybe they should place her at the head
of Hermès menswear in a few seasons to bring something new and fresh...

 

[mepps]

This is definitely her best collection. I love every single look, and that's new for me. I've always felt her themes and motivations were far more interesting than the actual clothes.

 

[Vitamine W]

What do y'all see here? Im yawning as I scroll.

 

[mepps]

What do y'all see here? Im yawning as I scroll.

It's not a new or exciting collection, but it looks wearable. At least for me. Most of the time I've looked at her past collections and just rolled my eyes at the ridiculousness.

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

What do y'all see here? Im yawning as I scroll.

Of course, it's not your typical LFW crazy collection. That's what I like about it... most of the new designers from London will be forgotten in a few seasons. I appreciate a new young talent offering clothes that are wearable, well-cut with great fabrics.

So yes, it's maybe not material for quirky Dazed & Confused editorials but it has a possible life in a man's closet I think...

 

[TheoG]

I love what this Grace represents more than anything, her culture and exploring the male identity through her collections. It's so carefree and honest.

I can't stop thinking about these looks!
Look 1
Look 2
Look 3
Look 4

I'd wear the whole collection really!

 

[RedSmokeRise]

Oh whoops the last 3 looks are out of order LOL. My bad.

This is probably the best collection to come out of London Men's week this season (sorry Viv, still love you). Nice to see Grace keep up her aesthetic without getting into costume territory.

Very well done for a young designer.

 

[eugenius]

What do y'all see here? Im yawning as I scroll.

Yeah, I'm not impressed by this collection. I like the cut on a few of the pants, but it's not a style that's particularly new. I suppose the fabrics are nice, but it's not like I can actually feel and/or touch it while looking at a computer screen. I guess with the amount of press she's getting, she's literally re-inventing the wheel, but I don't see it.

 

[Pricciao]

I'm not ready for this 2000s crisis to be taken out of the tacky list.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

I think its her best collection as well. I love that you can see her identity still even though the silhouette has changed completely. I want all of this

 

[Lola701]

London MFW seems to be more and more isolated and totally removed from any fashion conversation. It seems to be relevant only for the people in London. It's good for them but bad for us...

Wales is talented but this collection is not at all a display of her talent. I don't see anything remarkable or even worth of any attention in this collection. The cast is always perfect and it may be elevate the whole banal affair.

A part from Miharayasuhiro and Stella McCartney, it was a boring LMFW.
I'm sorry but without J.W.Anderson, London is a bit empty...

If Wales wants to take her game on another level, she must come to Paris.

 

[Pricciao]

Really? I see it absolutely the other way around, media coverage, funding, resources and even the market growth all seem to be more engaged with LCM(not lfw in general, but men fw). Within the industry and young audiences, they are
now really interested in men's fashion and especially London fashion.

 

[Lola701]

^^
Yes but is it worldwide or London only?
In the past 2 years, they have lost so many international names.

It's good for them if people are more engaging but they need to speak to a wider audience.

 

[Pricciao]

I feel it's always been like this with lfw, if someone makes it to the top, they go to paris. Well, obviously the top players are there, it's a reasonable move.

The people now gather at LCM, the newish audiences are there for fashion-branded-as-streetwear. They read hypebeast, buy supreme, they skate. Unlike we saw those typical quirky fashion doer, CSM art students, they look at the same thing, but leave with a different purchase. Cottweiler, Craig Green, Martine Rose, Christopher Raeburn are relatively promising names now. They don't lack a JW Anderson in my opinion. But yes, I know he is the show stopper to people still are more into women's fashion.

 

[Scotty]

Wow, this took place in London? Shocking, as LFW is always pure trash. All the other collections made me gag.

 

[YohjiAddict]

Nice I guess, but I am not especially fond of it. To me she only seems to thrive because she knows the word "restraint" in a city where designers usually bite off more than they can chew. She, along with a few others, is the living embodiment of that saying "In the Country of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King".

I agree that London is totally deprived of anything substantial or interesting, more so in the womenswear, but still I don't think that the quality of the men's shows actually justifies the press coverge it receives. I notice that a lot in SHOWstudio where otherwise irrelevant designers receive a lot of praise by the members of the panel, the majority of whom are London based.

 

[Nomar]

It's a nice and safe collection but that's about it. I really don't get the hype around her.