Another designer I was happy to see at the Snow press day was Pam Hogg, to whose show at LFW I had been very kindly invited, but had to miss because of my favourite personal development course in Oxford... Cough... Anyway, I was certainly in for a surprise! Pam is well known for her fluorescent and metallic catsuits but it seemed to me she had changed tack completely as I was presented with a collection of very commercial accessories in buff canvas and brown leather with gold fastenings. Don't get me wrong, these were not unpleasant - I am actually very keen on the double-handled satchel with buckles - but it was certainly not what I was expecting. However, going through the rest of the collection, this accessories line started to make a little more sense. The straps, for example, also crop up on coats and jumpsuits which would be well-suited to ye olde fashioned insane asylum (did anyone else dream of being a character in Girl Interrupted or The Bell Jar as a teen?) and certainly have more of Hogg's flare for the dramatic. There were, however, also the classic metallic pieces (here with floaty chiffon sleeves attached) and some stretchy items with a wood-like digital print. As a whole, the collection was disjointed and lacked any cohesive thread, but I can certainly see that Pam is trying to step out of her rock-and-roll comfort zone, and I like where it's going...
xx
Duck
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