text: Sending out a collection packed with references to the 1980s, pop art, punk and comic books, Scott’s Moschino was a riot of colour and craziness. Added to the mix was the addition of a flurry of female models too, including Jourdan Dunn and Ruth Bell, presumably in a move to celebrate gender fluidity and freedom.
  Skinny-fit suits in a blaze of colours, from magenta pink and electric blue to multi-coloured prints, stormed the runway complete with a heavy dusting of black shading and paired with matching sunglasses and contrasting accessories. These looks especially were reminiscent of 80s’ David Bowie and comic-book villains of days gone by, finished with streaks of powdery brights in the hair and residue staining the ears of models.
  Double denim was taken to new extremes with acid shades and cartoonish whiskers drawn on for a ‘worn-in’ effect, paired with scribbled-on Doc Martens too.
  Punk vibes were referenced too, with coloured crucifixes adorning oversized bombers and slouchy tees, and pleated half-skirts made to look like checked flannel shirts tied around the waist – all in a riot of acid bright shades, of course.
  Moschino’s take on AW16 is certainly one we’ll remember – and one the whole team will be shopping at too.
  Turning to preeminent literature for inspiration including George Orwell’s ‘1984’, Ayn Rand’s ‘The Fountain Head’ and Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’, for Turnbull & Asser, AW16 centers on two conflicting protagonists; ‘The Artist’ and ‘The Architect’. Despite creating a collection bound by conflictions, the insightful brand has managed to construct a seamlessly balanced aesthetic that skillfully juxtaposes key elements from each of its characters. ‘The Artist’ provides colourful chaos through wild paint stroke jacquards and an eclectic palette of electric indigo and soft magenta whilst ‘The Architect’ deftly mutes its counterpart with schematic motifs in stripped-back monochrome and moody navy. Taking contemporary tailoring to the next level, Turnbull & Asser disregard the homogenous suit in favor of creative flair.
  KTZ’s Majan Pejowski is of that rare breed of fashion designers who has managed to garner a devoted following that is a subculture in itself. For AW16 he stepped away from his neo gothic aesthetic slightly by injecting it with hard and hevy dose of Americana; the collection was all about American sports and the culture that surrounds them.
  KTZ collections often ‘follow on’ from previous seasons, showing a stylistic journey as it happens: reflecting and building upon the aesthetics of past collections like SS16 for example which payed an homage to iconic movie the Warriors and the baseball uniforms; the stitching of a baseball was a common denominator on many of the looks shown for Aw16. The signature KTZ icons were replaced with slogans and sports style emblems and bright pageantry colours of American sports teams ran through out; black was present and correct but far less this season, baseball bats and sporting helmets added a sinister aspect that heightened the collections tough and ready aesthetic.
  What was perhaps most interesting about the collection, given the current polital state of affairs in the US was the seeming and pertinet message the collection gave. Amidst this most excellent exercise in the subversion of American culture, were the militaristic accents applied to many looks; in US Airforce’s shooting star emblem was applied to collars, rendering them similar in look to Nazi uniforms. It was it appeared, comment upon the popular current World view coming out of the US: anti-immigration, Islamaphobia, the power of the ‘Police State’, and the horror of a potential President Trump.. The proud prescence of the Union Jack during the final looks seemed a fitting conclusion, a statement that one place will always remain a bastion of freedom and creativity. Bravo KTZ!
  
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