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Brave New World 

‘TWTC: The world to come’ flashed in canary yellow LEDs upon arrival into the industrial railway arches of Blackfriars’ most subversive spot: the gay sex club ‘XXL’. Onlookers were crammed into seats behind regimented red barred fencing with exposed power supplies hanging from them, beneath which models strode gallantly into the future. The unmistakeable Pris-from-Blade-Runner wigs cemented the brand’s chosen focus for the season instantly – The Future: as imagined by the 80s. Oddly, there is something so irrefutably ‘now’ about this aesthetic in its leathery, structural, warrior-like composition. Mini dresses were like body armour – in form fitting leather and/or cardboard which geometrically snapped around the curves of the body. Polka dot under-garments in black and white chiffon, as well as the odd jacket with a huge puff sleeve, really reaffirmed the 80s vibe with vigour.

Handle with care

A rather humorous take on ‘functionality’ saw brown paper bag handles sit symmetrically all over dresses, and at the top of ultra (!) cool thigh high boots. Bags in rectangular brown cardboard, and a structured paper trench coat warned that these future-bots should be handled with care. The show’s openers were panelled two-pieces with silver and black adornments littered with writing and graphic imagery – like sexed up racing car drivers – both in their power, and aesthetic. Silver burnished coins, in rows and rows, were used as accessories, to finish hems, or for entire shift-style dresses: their jangling bounced around the damp archways like screams in tandem – visually and audibly demanding.

Art Attack

The show culminated in a colour splash: of two-pieces, dresses and shoes splashed and splattered in primary paint patterns: imagine Jackson Pollock was sent the toiles to have his way with. Rubber stomper heels were ultra bright and geometric, and wigs became flecked with yellow feathers like little birds of Paradise. The show was entitled ‘Anything is Possible’ – a brilliant sentiment indeed. The KTZ woman is she who commands and demands attention, and the brand continues to design for the coolest around.

Photography: Thurstan Redding

Words: Tom Rasmussen

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The London based fashion label KTZ is known for their striking blend of contemporary urban aesthetics and easy to wear design, inspired by their dual residency, here in the UK but also in the island of Bali. KTZ, established since 2003, pull on ethnic, religious and multicultural references for their work to create a fusion of modern and ancestral design. The outcomes are graphic and strong, with a celebrity following including the likes of Beyonce and Rihanna, they have a comfortable resting place in Instagram feeds the world over.

W Retreat and Spa in Bali offers resort living with a beautiful combination of Bali mythology and chic aesthetics. Leisure and luxury go hand in hand at W, set among the most fashionable and eclectic scenes Bali has to offer. They have created a one-off art installation in collaboration with KTZ, with a designer surfboard now adorning the walls of the W Lounge and fifty limited edition t-shirts to boot. Intricate and bold designs decorate the surfboards and the Style that Surf t-shirts. The t-shirts are available to buy now exclusively at W The Store (within the hotel) but there are only 50 of them so limited time only. Do we book a flight to Bali now? That’s one way to beat the January blues.

Becky Tong, daughter of the superstar DJ Pete Tong (as in, it’s all gone…), is a model-cum-DJ known for her eclectic tastes in music and style. Tong is currently enjoying the successes of a fruitful DJ career and has been a part of Models 1 since she was just 16. With the effortless cool, that can only be DNA, she was an obvious choice when KTZ collaborated with W Retreat and Spa, featuring in the imagery released with the collaboration. Displaying long, bronzed legs, strong brows, bleach blonde locks, W and KTZ have us longing for crisp waters and white sand beaches.

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(1) Felder Felder

Check out our other backstage posts from LFW:

Day Two: Moschino, Jasper Conran and Kinder Aggugini
Day Three: Philip Treacy – Special Report
Day Three and Four: Christopher Raeburn, J.W. Anderson and Pringle of Scotland
Day Five: Aminika Wilmont, Fashion Fringe and Nasir Mazhar
Day Five: Meadham Kirchhoff – Special Report

Images: Felder Felder and KTZ by Hatnim Lee, PPQ by Mark Rabadan

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