Sunday Scorcery

Gareth Pugh Fall Winter 2015 – photo credit style.com

Fashion needs a little sorcery. Let’s get real for a minute. There hasn’t been anything exciting happening in fashion since John Galliano was dethroned from Dior and Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his closet. We’ve been in the fashion dark ages since 2011. All that changed with the Gareth Pugh show in London on Saturday night.

Pugh showed in the Victoria and Albert museum which is where the McQueen Savage Beauty exhibit will open shortly. Let’s just say the fashion Gods were in the building. Pugh hasn’t designed anything that will change the world —yet! But, he’s on a roll. His show moved back to London to celebrate his 10 year anniversary. It’s clear that he is ready to claim his place as fashion’s next genius. It’s also clear that he dabbles in sorcery. Webster defines sorcery as “the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining : necromancy.” Can’t you see the signature of the dark force in Pugh’s designs above? Wasn’t there a dark force in McQueen and Galliano’s work? Didn’t Chanel work a little dark magic?

We live in a world of contradictions. We need the dark to see the light. It’s high time we have a little black magic in fashion. The cookie cutter, H&M loving clones may run away and hide in their studio apartments, but, it’s high time for Sorcery. Let’s celebrate the return of fashion. It’s time for a fashion renaissance.

Read what others are saying about the Gareth Pugh show.

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