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The Cold Shoulder Trend

It’s barely August and already I’m wishing away what’s left of the British Summer and looking forward to Fall. Why? Well I’d like to say it’s because we’re in for a treat with a raft of gorgeous new trends wrapped up in the FW17 and pre-Fall collections, and that definitely is one of the reasons. But mostly, I’m looking forward to saying goodbye to this fucking awful Cold Shoulder trend that’s been everywhere throughout SS17.

You know the one, it’s that trend where you wear an ordinary top of some sort, whether it be a cotton tee, a long sleeved jersey top, a lightweight knit, or something a little more fancy, minus the shoulders. It’s that trend where your top has more holes than it should, holes deliberately designed for your shoulders to poke through, because who doesn’t want to see more shoulder and less of everything else right? Me. I don’t.

An off the shoulder top works, a Bardot top I get, but just a hole where the shoulder is then a continuation of the sleeve. Stop this now, you be cray.

Head, body and arm holes, I’m totally down with those. Shoulder holes however? Weird and stupid. I get that fashion isn’t about practicality, the world would be an aesthetically boring place if clothes were regimented and built purely to cover our skin. I love fashion and I’m often one to adopt a more unusual trend, others I sit back and watch before trying; but this one feels like a microtrend that’s been pioneered by minor reality stars and felt the benefit of the snowball effect. It feels like an accidental trend, something that was never meant to happen and I can only assume that one day when trying to squeeze their frame into a gorgeous top a shade too small, someone decided to cut out the shoulders in an attempt to style it out.

The problem with this trend is that it’s been adapted from a very particular runway look that was delivered and styled in a very specific way. As we know, the trends we buy into on the high street are dictated by the most popular and striking looks on the runway during global Fashion Month. This one has been spun and respun and modified to make it a viable option for mass production, that it no longer resembles or embodies the original idea. It looks exactly like it was, a top that’s missing it’s shoulders. It’s the Ronseal of the fashion world and this is a trend for people who don’t know fashion.

The highstreet interpretation of the Cold Shoulder is a mess, you can literally walk into a store and buy any style of top with the shoulders missing, and people do. It’s a hideous mess that people are displaying proudly in 2017 whilst 2027’s TimeHop is rubbing it’s hands in glee. Recently hailed as the Number 1 trend that looks good on all ages (it doesn’t), the Cold Shoulder trend is killed by one thing: Winter. That’s the number one reason i’m praying for Fall Voyeurs, so I don’t have to fight my way through a sea of Cold Shouldered fools when I’m stocking up on the cool new trends for FW17….

Pixie xo

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LFW: CIMONE SS17

Carli Pearson, Founder and Creative Director of new womenswear label, CIMONE was trained at Central Saint Martins and prior to launching her own brand, she honed her craft in a variety of senior positions at some of the world’s top houses. She spent her first seven years at Stella McCartney, later moving on to become Design Director at Alexander Wang, Head of Show Collection at Pucci, and Head of Womenswear at McQ, Alexander McQueen.

Her second collection for spring/summer 2017, and first runway collection was shown as part of London Fashion Week’s SS17 season and received to rapturous applause.

A web of contradictions, the collection saw control versus chaos and high-end production values paired with repurposed textures; focusing on the interplay between naivety and self-assuredness.

statement pieces featured unique, interactive embellishment, moving with models bodies and reacting in unique ways, never appearing the same way twice. A subtle and muted whitewash was brought to life with a vibrant injection of juxtaposed bold colour, appearing as splashes and stripes.

Very obviously influenced by the late Lee Mcqueen, Pearson has focused on confidence as the recurrent theme throughout the SS17 collection – with a little fun thrown in for good measure.

Pixie xo

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Prophetik presents Nevermore: SS17

London Fashion Week. The most urban and exciting of all Fashion Weeks and definitely the one most likely to show and breed hot new talent in the fashion industry. A hotbed for creativity, London is home to some of the best designers in the world, some of whom manage to fly under the radar of most non-fashion folk – Fuggles if you will…

Step forward Prophetik. An uber cool brand founded by award-winning designer, Jeff Garner in Tennessee, USA, Prophetik is the sartorial result of Garner’s take on visual art, blended with his pioneering stance on sustainability. Garner was designated as one of 40 top artists in America, resulting in his work being exhibited in one of the world’s most famous museums, The Smithsonian.

With sustainability at the core of the brand, Prophetik is the fashion label you never knew you knew. Garner has dressed Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Gisele Bundchen, Miley Cyrus, Cameron Diaz, Livia Firth, Julia Stiles, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Kings of Leon; and he has reached into the technological sphere, partnering with Apple and Griffin to create sustainable iPhone cases, which were revealed on the catwalk at London Fashion Week, where Cara Delevingne both opened and closed the show.

Spring forward to today, day 2 of LFW and Garner is back in a big way with his SS17 offering: Nevermore, which took place at the Tower of London. If the venue conjures up images of gothic romance then you’re definitely on the right track.

Jeff Garner’s spring/summer show, under his label Prophetik, nods to love lost and the notion that in the depths of a shadowy, dark void, light is exposed and wisdom can be found.

Heritage set the foundation of Nevermore. An American archetype – descended from Yorkshire settlers and the Native American Cherokee – Garner and his family have been residing in the state of Tennessee for seven generations, dating back to the land grant from Lord Fairfax. Mary Crane, daughter of chief Whooping Crane of the Cherokee Nation in Tennessee was Garner’s great, great, great grandmother and looking back to this Native American ancestry and its traditional folklore, Garner examined the raven, which featured on this season’s invitation. The raven is a symbol of a light-bringer – one which gifts humanity with understanding and discernment holding the ideal of balance. On the contrary, pulling from the English side of his ancestry, in Celtic lore, the raven was the goddess of war and strife.

“The raven shows us how to go into the dark of our inner self and bring the light of our true self to healing and creation, cultivating renewal, recycling, and reflection.” – Jeff Garner

Tradition and artisan craftsmanship collide, underwritten in Garner’s signature use of romantic shapes. Working with black and dark navy silhouettes, which he has steered away from in previous spring/summer collections, Nevermore borders on sombre with hints of whimsy and the ethereal. Black, naturally shed duck feathers symbolise raven feathers, while salmon sustainable leather, hemp silk, Tussah (peace silk), and hand-woven Dupioni appear, all of which are hand dyed with plant based hues at the Prophetik studio in Tennessee.

The show opened with Prophetik’s recently launched intimates collection followed by Prêt-à-Porter and ending with Garner’s statement making ballgowns, designed around the theme of a gothic wedding.

With a live soundtrack provided by Suzy Amis Cameron and Dorado, the show was firmly rooted in Tennessee

“Nevermore is a remembrance and in honour to all of those who have loved and lost.” – Jeff garner

A collection steeped in tradition, that sticks firmly to its own ethos of ethics and sustainable production while edging towards the dramatic, Prophetik might just be one to watch Voyeurs…

Pixie xo

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NYFW SS17 Show Schedule

Show season is almost upon us Voyeurs with only 19 days until NYFW begins and SS17 brings with it some changes, and a whole lot of excitement. Having separated from Mercedes Benz entirely, NYFW has a lot more freedom in terms of scheduling and ultimately, streaming. SS17 sees a big shift in delivery and NYFW will open more shows than ever before to the public, something they’ve not really done in a big way, and also there’ll be more live and post show streaming than we’ve typically seen in the past. So Voyeurs, get ready to get involved….

Here’s your NYFW SS17 show schedule for September 2016, obviously as always, this is subject to change. You’ll notice that Tom Ford is making an epic return to show season in New York and on opening day no less, one addition since the show schedule was published is Yeezy Season 4 which will also show on opening day.

So, armed with your NYFW SS17 show schedule and the Fashion Voyeur guide to pronunciation, I’d say you’re set for the first quarter of Fashion Month, be sure to check back for show updates, pictures and of course LFW SS17 as your next installment.

See you on the Frow!

Pixie x

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