Showing posts with label Craig Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Craig Green. Show all posts
Craig Green, the darling of London Fashion Week, takes on human anatomy with this SS20 collection that was body conscious but also had a deeper meaning. The leather pieces in the beginning looked at protection and shielding one's self from the outside world and this was juxtaposed with more fluid, transparent and sometimes naked prints on outerwear. The striking patterned caftans were just plain great - they looked comfortable but also had an interesting and unique look to them that made them covetable.



RUNWAY: Craig Green SS20

British designer Craig Green returns for another capsule collection for Moncler's Genius line. This season, he focused on the warmth and packability of Moncler's puffers - done up here in extra voluminous proportions, which makes the packability of them even more impressive. Aesthetically, the rich colors and the dual - sometimes tri - colored outfits were stunning. Something functional and beautiful - a hard combo to get right.



RUNWAY: Moncler Genius Craig Green FW19

Craig Green is the darling of London Fashion Week: Men's and has been since his first post-Central Saint Martins collection. The label and designer have grown exponentially since then and while the codes of his eponymous collection continue to ring true (think clothes as a form of armor) there were new ideas here, ones that circled around vulnerability, something also taboo for most men. But everyone, including men, loathe as they may be to admit it, are vulnerable, both to physical and emotion pain and that exploration was almost stirring in this collection of monochromatic looks.



RUNWAY: Craig Green FW19

Since the Gamme Bleu and Gamme Rouge collaborations are kaput, Moncler's new strategy to give several different designers free reign on a collaboration is an interesting one. Craig Green's iteration starts off monochromatic with his signature dramatic showpieces but turns into a kaleidoscope of colors and geometric patterns, of which are infinitely stronger than the monochromatic looks.



RUNWAY: Moncler x Craig Green SS19

Craig Green was invited to be a special guest at Pitti Uomo for SS19 and so he showed his latest collection not in London but in Florence and the result was visually arresting. His signature style was accented by clothes that looked like cut outs or drawings of other clothes: shirts that had a shadow of a camisole or a coat with what looked like overalls plastered on it. Speaking of shadows, the structures secured to the models looked like abstract figures like one would see in a figure drawing class exercise. All of this was spectacular to view but one has to wonder how this translates to commercial viability or is Green less concerned about that as he is about the art?



RUNWAY: Craig Green SS19

Since Craig Green graduated from Central St. Martins, his loyal customers have worn his clothing and the designer's aesthetic is quite recognizable that these band of cohorts who wear Green look like they've donned a uniform. So it's quite fitting that for FW18, there was a strong sense of masculinity paired with uniforms.



RUNWAY: Craig Green FW18

Luscious, multicolor knits, dramatic with fringe, offered a great crescendo at Craig Green's easy, breezy Spring/Summer 2018 collection, shown on the last day of LFWM. Green, London's fashion darling, stayed true to his hallmarks - singular hole on shirts and tarpaulin structures - however for his latest outing, there was a lightness, almost beach-like, and youthfulness in the designs that felt refreshing from the young designer.



RUNWAY: Craig Green SS18

"Sink or swim?" seems to be a question on Craig Green's mind. The designer, who is not without a relatively long list of awards, is keenly aware of the UK's climate (see the bucket hats) but the question goes beyond that. His label, and that of every other label, survives by being able to sell, at a profit, the clothing that continually earns him critical praise. So here, for FW17, he seems to be answering that call with a more commercial friendly collection, with dazzlingly sumptuous coats, secured with rope-like belts, while militaristic tailoring makes for boxy and masculine proportions. The interpretation of the last few looks, complete with packable accessories, could be anyone's guess but they looked like lifevests, strewn around the body, referencing not only his own sink-or-swim situation but also that of the influx of hungry and homeless refugees fleeing into Europe, often to hostility and fear.



RUNWAY: Craig Green FW17

Craig Green's Spring/Summer 2017 collection built upon what he's created in his three short years since starting her label and graduating from Central Saint Martin. The clothes he created for SS17 had a romantic vibe running through them while still highlighting the armor-esque designs he's known for. Green played with patterns this season and the result seemed to pay tribute to Moorish patterns, coinciding with Ramadan.



RUNWAY: Craig Green SS17

British designer Craig Green has a fully fleshed out idea of who the Craig Green man is; his fashion forward collections have gone from ethereal to surreal. For FW16, there was a decidedly darker tone to the collection, evidenced from the prominence of black, but also from the tougher fabrications like leather and plasticized fabrics, glistening against the lights of the runway. Who are these men? Are they soldiers like those wearing drab olive clothing? Or could they be nomads or migrants escaping oppression, carrying their possessions in Green's snazzy new bags? Or could be POWs, with their battered wears and clothes strewn together with just bands of fabric? In the end, the interpretation is up to the wearer.



RUNWAY: Craig Green FW16

Fluidity, form and function are the 3 F's that have become Craig Green's calling card. The much-lauded British designer, only a few years out of fashion school, has become a fashion darling with his structural designs and has focused on the idea of neo-classicism for his latest collection. For SS16, Green offered Asian-inspired tailoring, with chic padding detailing, adding a sense of armor and protection, as well as a flush of effusive colors. Also new for SS16 is the addition of womenswear, though it can argued that much of Green's designs have always had a sense of ambiguity and a strong unisex vibe.



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RUNWAY: Craig Green SS16

A popular expression on the Internet is "crying rn" but that's exactly what Craig Green's last collection did, it made editors and buyers cry from its beauty. That's a hard act to follow, even if you're Craig Green but he did just that today on the fourth, and last, day of LCM. The monochromatic looks were elegant and simple, knits held their own shape and often had a singular hole cut out the middle while outerwear was so covetable that one had to resist reaching out and grabbing it as it passed by. It may take the rest of the population a few seasons to learn who Craig Green is but those already in the know can predict his ascension to the upper echelons of men's fashion.



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RUNWAY: Craig Green FW15

Craig Green might be a new name to some but those who have followed the MAN shows of yester-season knows who Craig Green is. He's been one of the most promising names coming out of London and with his first solo show now under his belt, the result is an overwhelming amount of praise for this new designer who has electrified the cognoscenti at LCM. The collection was like a vision one might see in animation from a Hayao Miyazaki feature full of off-kilter spectacle. The layers pulled away from the body as the youthful models paraded down the runway barefoot, revealing a bit of skin here and there, melding sexuality with innocence. It was in this duality that helped propel the collection to be one of the best, if not the best thus far, out of LCM this season.

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RUNWAY: Craig Green SS15

Deconstructed and abstract were key elements of Craig Green's debut at London Collections: Men. Distressed knits were paired with cropped and wide trousers to create a disproportionate silhouette. There was also a duality in the collection with many looks paired with obstructive headpieces fashioned to resembled planks nailed together. Overall, it was a promising beginning for a designer who seems to steer towards a more conceptual approach to design.

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RUNWAY: Craig Green FW13