For London’s second
menswear-only showcase, former Fashion Scout design duo Baartmans and Siegel took to
Covent Garden’s Odeon cinema to present a line-up of looks grounded in the
duplicity of war-time heroes gracing such screens, and the adolescent
vulnerability beneath that toughened exterior.
It was a theme evident in
the uniformity of looks presented, with a gradient palette of greys, punctuated
with intermittent crimsons, and pillar-box reds; and more explicitly in signature
British-military ‘Red Coats’, updated with a dropped-shoulder and loftier-fit
than that of their 18th century fore-bearers.
Despite Wouter and Amber’s
dual-heritage roots, this collection was indubitably British- if not for the
acquiescent nod to British textile via herringbone suits (updated with exposed
zippers, and fur-trim hoods)- for the tonal references to the London landscape:
fundamentally grey in-part of characteristically wet weather, but with a
vibrancy both in the pillar-box post boxes dotting the city’s streets, and the
energy- and diversity- of our quintessential fashion character.
It’s that same essence that
London Collections captures, and why Baartmans and Seigel thrive- and why we’re
proud to have had them present with us.
Keep up to date with Amber
and Wouter via their Twitter, and tweet your thoughts on their Autumn/ Winter
output to us, @FashionScout.