SHOW NOTES: JOANNE HYNES LFW, AW11.
Being part of London Fashion Week shouldn’t matter so much , and for many it doesn’t, but thankfully Joanne Hynes decision to take her collection down the catwalk this past LFW should help spread the word to a new audience and reconfirm old connections. This outing was quite a joyous mix of elements, a mash-up of signatures features collected over the years, sequins, tweeds, fur, patchwork, heavy beading, metallic fabrics, knit, velvets, drapes, printing, leather, clogs,wedges, hessian and basket hats. That’s a lot for a range indeed and could easily be overkill or an indicator of lack of editing but for the most part it read as confidence and a clear reach out to a woman who’s entire wardrobe this might fill. Joanne can drape and cut and has an eye for complex interesting fabrication, but what was most fresh was the sense of conviction in exploring an approach to dressing, a slightly perverted indulgence for mix and match of everything and that is worth the space on the LFW schedule.
Sequins were sprayed over skirts and mimicked digital prints which flowed over dresses and wannabe two-pieces, separated forever by a row of feathers on the hip or perpetually mismatched patterns destined to sit alongside each other in clash of humour and twisted chic. High points included the impressive collection of footwear, with paint splattered clogs vying with circular cut-out wedges for attention. The patchwork fur coats with tweed and knit will certainly encourage a trickle down effect and the heavy asymmetric draped dresses in gold and red will sell well. But for us the clash-up-mash-up was a real stab in the arm against much of the monotone hard tailoring and repeated silhouettes of other young designers, an indication of a braveness and direction that needs a bigger audience to move forward.
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