THE HOT SET
Jaeha
With a range inspired by cult film Edward Scissorhands, Jaeha’s models took their cues from the theatre. The creative team gave models a dramatic ‘before the show’ look, as if preparing in the green room before their big debut – think Marcel Marceau and old-school French cinema to accompany Jaeha’s signature strong, contemporary structures and bold graphics.
Chelsea Thorpe
Romantic but wild, Chelsea Thorpe is a bundle of contradiction. Juxtaposing soft, flat waves with wild ends, the result is one of a Lady Chatterley type character, the perfect accompaniment to the collection, which is pretty, light and feminine - although the beauty has dark and hidden depths.
Salasai
Is it a girl or a boy? The extremely androgynous look for the Salasai show was laced with brutalism – a hard fringe ran from ear to ear in a heavy dome style bowl cut. The collection, Domestic Maid in Waiting combined nonchalant shapes with a hard-edged sensibility. Elements of rockabilly emerged in an ever-so-contemporary sort of supermarket array of utilitarian yet sexy workwear styled streetwear, inspired by the uniforms of women at work in day-to-day jobs.
