Hidden Features
Features are blurred behind behive wigs and deconstructed hoods
Comme des Garçons
Rei Kawakubo, the designer behind Comme des Garçons has a strong aesthetic and a bold take on fashion. Spring/Summer 2009 was not the first or the last time she’s played with the idea of hiding faces. It’s great to see designers exploring the boundaries of beauty. The Japanese influence can be seen in the bold but simple shapes and colours and in the experimental look of the models.
These Comme des Garçons looks show a striking vision of beauty
Another version of the veil for Fall from Rei Kawakubo
Islamic Interest
As a Muslimah it’s interesting to see different ways of covering up even if these are more than a little extreme! But in particular a lot of these looks are opposite but weirdly similar to what hijabi’s wear. The wigs were amplified and the faces covered, or in the case of Maison Martin Margiela the face was treated almost like an object and took away the features. The result however was that, much like a Muslim woman, outsiders are confronted with an idea of beauty that is utterly unconventional. I guess we’re both breaking boundaries from totally different angles.
Models faces and bodies are hidden behind fabric on the Maison Martin Margiela runway
Maison Martin Margiela
These featureless models gave the audience a new perspective on fashion, leaving the impression of something eerie but very interesting about the show.
Abstract and fashion forward the models were like walking statuettes (images style.com/nymag.com)
