Central
Saint Martins graduate Minnan Hui started London Fashion Week off
with a bang. Starting the show off with an oriental feel, Minnans
collection has many themes flowing within such as structured layers,
bright colours and subtle but bold prints.
Minnan
is no stranger to playing with shape when it comes to designing; it
is obvious that fabric manipulation is one of her strong points as
seen in her show. Ruching, pleats and ruffles were what made the
pieces look so third dimensional, this added to the boldness of her
aesthetic and made the collection different and exciting.
The
colours used had a very playful feel about them as some of them
clashed and others contrasted with white backgrounds. Sheer fabric
with black brushstrokes was used within the layers of some of the
looks, this broke up the bold colour blocks. Yellow screen prints of
rope were also used on parts of the collection which gave it a fun
and oriental feel about it.
Trimmings
of what looked like coloured shoe laces were embroidered on to the
top of pieces and were left hanging off with gold ends, this to me
made the collection have a slight sporty feel about it. The gold at
the end of the laces caught the light during the show, which gave the
pieces a glimmer. Silver textured fabric and gold metallic skirts
also added light to the collection and block prints.
Overall
the collection was really strong due to the colour palette and the
origami look Minnan Hui is so good at.
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By amberJenner
@MINNANHUI