sisters chloé and parris gordon's sophmore showing at LG fashion week seemed to be inspired by both witches and an angry schoolgirl from bratislava circa 1994. following their initial spring showing last year, we were not expecting to see them take such a dark turn this time around; the carefree girl was gone and replaced with a brooding individual who roams the streets while reciting 'mad girl's love song' in her head.
while it took us a moment to adjust our heads in this new direction, there were pieces that immediately stood out. we loved a mullet of a skirt paired with a shawl edged with bits of shaped and mirrored glass, while a pair of leather shorts were a fun take on the traditional lederhosen. meanwhile a sheer black striped shirts-cum-dresses offered up endless possibilities to the wearer. the accessories were really what nailed the looks: from an urban warrior headpiece in what seemed to be black rubber, to necklaces with arrowheads slung defiantly over torsos, to the wonderful bags and rucksacks fit with heavy buckles bringing hikes in the alps to mind (one particular pack with three buckles side-by-size made our head spin), they were all spot on.
some of the looks seemed a bit too 90s driven in both cut and fabric: no matter how hard we try we cannot warm to the hunter green striated fabric, witnessed in multiple looks. although we admire the idea of cutouts around hips, in reality the look falls flat, mostly due to the fact that it's a rather awkward place to highlight on the female figure. (unless you're stick thin...but depending on the shape of your hips, this can be even more painful to look at.)
overall it was a valiant second effort, and we can't wait to see slews of gothy warriors roughing it up around toronto come fall.
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