Faithful to the shapes, proportions and process very
present in his previous collections, the designer presented his Spring 2014
collection at the Paris Fashion Week.
Pugh chose to play with
neutral colours for his spring collection. Except for a turquoise dress that
opened the show, the rest of his collection was mainly
composed of black, white and grey. The first face at the show, Sasha Luss, was
wearing a long turquoise silk dress and a feather pale plum headdress. With
this twisted combination of showgirl and drag queen, the model walked down the
catwalk to the rhythm of In Every Dream Home A Heartache by Roxy Music.
Shape and structure were the
two words that strike out of Pugh’s collection: with oversized shoulders, the
garments were all very tight on the waist and legs, emphasizing women’s shape. Sexy,
although not showing a lot of skin, this collection is all a woman can dream
of. The silhouettes were stiffened, and the cuts were crisp. Pugh’s declared
being inspired by traditional Japanese clothing for his collection, which
reflects itself with all the draping and layers.
Fabrics mainly consisted of
silk, leather, sequins and wool.
Linsday Wixon, a very un-Pughish model made an appearance on the
catwalk. She was wearing a silver sequined top with assorted sleeves and a long
creme skirt. The glitter almost made a mirror effect that contrasted with the
inverted trapeze shaped skirt.
Another key figure, was
model Catherine McNeil, wearing all black. Her strapless black leather dress
was worn with dirty black thigh boots. Were added to that outfit, a black
leather bolero with exaggerated shoulders and very tight sleeves.
The show closed with an all
white outfit. A long silky dress was worn with an enormous feather headdress
that continued on the arms, forming long sleeves.
The eye makeup was clearly distorted. Giving a butterfly wing effect,
the eyelids were painted up to the brow in harmony with the clothes.
