The opening of the Copenhagen Fashion Week with the show from designer Barbara i Gongini signalled an artistic focus in an otherwise commercial fashion nation. The Fashion Week’s aim to draw attention to brands specializing in niche markets with their creative designs made an impression. Barbara i Gongini’s SS15 collection was as black as always, and her designs for women and men are equally exiting and unusual and again cruising the waters of deconstruction. Her signature leather jackets and torn pieces appeal to the avant-garde shopping as far away from the high street as possible and searching for outfits helping them define their artistic identity. They will find just that in the SS15 from i Gongini displaying her interesting but still rather difficult design with music and styling in a show bordering what may be coined as mobile fashion installation.
Designer David Andersen opened his show with refreshingly white styles marking a shift from his black universe but still characterized by sharp construction. The slim design worked well in white, just as the black-and-white entrances opened for renewed focus on his clean lines and edgy energy. The display of different textures and materials underlined David Andersen’s creativity unfolding beautifully, companioned by his profound mastering of tailoring. An instant darling was the long wide skirt. A new Andersen silhouette inviting movement and dance. A very welcome liberation showing that sleek may inhabit a stylish universe just as much when invited with freedom of movement as with restriction.
