London Fashion Week: House of BlueEyes AW09
Fashion Week, Features | Samantha O'Neill | February 26, 2009
Speechless, I was left speechless after this show. I’m still not entirely sure what to say. Firstly I will say that I do think Johnny Blue Eyes is a great stylist, and his work is creative and exciting. But as a designer, I just don’t get it.
There was much hype over this season, because last season Beth Ditto and Kate Moss both made an appearance on the catwalk. This year we weren’t greeted to such delights, but there was a range of models, which is a refreshing sight.
But with the models, hula hoops and dog leads aside, what were the clothes like? Well, most models had a great deal of flesh on show, some certainly were displaying more than others. I’m not entirely sure how nudity constitutes as fashion, but with that aside what else do we have? There were leotards, corsets and ultra short, ultra tight mini dresses. The shining light? A vampish floor length gown.
In my own personal opinion, I just don’t get it. There are only a few pieces of wearable items in this ready-to-wear line. And whilst these wearable items are ok, they are no feat of design engineering. It does feel a little like The Torture Garden decided to create a line of clothing and were aided by the Olympic gymnastics team. But this isn’t a line that was created for consumer fashion and if you want to stand out from the crowd then this is the line from you, because red nipples and a drawn on heart will certainly do that.
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Samanatha - Thank you for positively acknowledging our dress for the HOBE…It was an incredibly fun and exciting show to work on and Johnny Blue Eyes I must add is a real visionary, however, its an energy that many will either love or hate - the extreme nature of the shows will inevitably determine such reactions.
Moreover…the incredible model wearing the dress, Suzanne Von Aichinger, a very good friend of Johnny Blue Eyes, was a real delight to work with. Having opened a vast majority of Jean Paul Gaultier’s Haute Couture shows and being a couture muse for the likes of Gaultier and Galliano, she was an absolute dream to dress and to work with. A very creative and inspirational woman.
This scope of caliber in the models for me sums up the house and what Johnny Blue Eyes is about. You have the likes of singer Bishi, young rising UK musician and then you have the creme de la creme of parisian haute couture models in Suzanne Von Aichinger. The house has open arms to all who embrace art, music and fashion with an open mind. There is a non-prejudicial approach to those that want to become involved and enjoy the experience of of a HOBE show. Within the House there is untypically non-elistist view of the work that is created as long as it promotes the expression of Love and Freedom.
These may sound like idealist and unsubstantial notions, however, for me that is my experience of Johnny Blue Eyes and the HOBE and at the moment I think we need a bit of love in fashion. As I said…you will either love it or hate it!
I enjoyed the show but agree more about the art and vision than the clothes (or lack therefo).
Most impressive to the range of models, I’d like to see alot more of that in other shows.
The show was unreal fashion music it was all there.And who is the supergirl ?loved her.