That Luke has great vision and design skills and knows how to think outside the box is not exactly a news flash. In all his previous works, Luke has excelled at originality and exquisite tailoring. This collection, rises another notch both in the design and also in his use of fabrics - the fabrics, which are all from Camilleri Paris Mode, are absolutely stupendous, one might say majestic - brocades, velvet, silks, all make an appearance. However, as superb as the quality of the fabrics are, it is his play on combining these different fabrics and this combination of textures that captivated me - in an interesting twist, Luke even used pure silk upholstery material for one of his pieces.
Worth a specific mention is this dress below - this new fabric is made of a mix of pure silk and reflective nylon threads the result is meant to reflect and convey the image of water. It is also particularly good at being shaped to fit the body.
A lot of care given to the way the garments fall on the body, waists were enhanced exactly when they need to be, the right amount of cleavage was present and just all round perfect fits. I really felt that each model was selected carefully to wear just the right piece.
The styling of the show itself conveyed an image of power, the hairstyles by Lara Theuma were brilliant - beehives with a dramatic twist and the makeup by Adrianna was excellent. Interesting, coloured, lighting was used as though to reflect changing moods and feelings. Last but not least - loved the shoes which are all from ALDO (I've got a brilliant collaboration ongoing with ALDO you might want to check out).
To find out something more about Luke you can read my interview from earlier this week and you can also read up on last year's show and collection.
In the meantime some more photos are up on my facebook page.
