WHO are you wearing? No, but really?!
Dear 'clubkids' we see you, hiding under your 'vintage' sunnies, watching Viv's (Westwood) new collection; but are you reallllly going to buy that £2,150 dress you're eyeing up. Doubt it, you'll probably make a knock off out of some shittier material, won't you darling. Don't worry, we wont tell...
Here they are, our fave gang of people we love to discuss, the clubkid. "What are they up to now??" I hear you ask.. Well my darling, we've figured out a little secret of theirs. Although they constantly look high fashion/ escaped from a Parisian Circus, THEY DON'T WHERE DESIGNER COUTURE HEAD TO TOE 24/7!! Disgraceful I know. So, lets find out what they're actually wearing..
Lets start at the top, the designers that the clubkids love and adore. Now, they will be invited to these shows for publicity/friendship reasons, but in all seriousness, they could hardly afford the underwear let alone the gowns. The ones who they take inspiration and vice versa; they even go to the show if they're lucky/ridiculous enough. Designers like Theirry Mugler, Givenchy, Vivienne Westwood and COMME des GARCONS.
Here they are, our fave gang of people we love to discuss, the clubkid. "What are they up to now??" I hear you ask.. Well my darling, we've figured out a little secret of theirs. Although they constantly look high fashion/ escaped from a Parisian Circus, THEY DON'T WHERE DESIGNER COUTURE HEAD TO TOE 24/7!! Disgraceful I know. So, lets find out what they're actually wearing..
Lets start at the top, the designers that the clubkids love and adore. Now, they will be invited to these shows for publicity/friendship reasons, but in all seriousness, they could hardly afford the underwear let alone the gowns. The ones who they take inspiration and vice versa; they even go to the show if they're lucky/ridiculous enough. Designers like Theirry Mugler, Givenchy, Vivienne Westwood and COMME des GARCONS.
Now, let’s have a more detailed look into Mulger and Givenchy, Thierry Mugler's obsession with the extreme and everything being 'dreamlike' was evident in his shows back when he had creative. Mugler was a one man show - taking total control of all his shows - the lighting, music, choreography, literally everything. With regards to his collections, especially in the 80's, they didn't go down too well with the ‘norms’ and people started thinking he was a man OBSESSED with 'sexist fantasies' (his collections contained leather masks, robotic Armour etc). HOWEVER to his defense he was simply ahead of the times. What we see now coming down a Gaga's back today is seen as not only 'a work of art' and then altered and imitated by subcultures but also the norm? The label took a different turn when Mugler himself stepped out of the spot light, handing creative control over to Rosmary Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s reign lasted only a short time, soon replacing her with a man with so many names under his belt, it hurts (fashion director at Vogue Homme Japan, Uniqlo, contributing to other magazines and work with magazines like dazed and confused, another mag, V mag yada yada yada...) - Nicola Formechetti also known as Lady Gaga's stylist. Since taking creative control not only did he change the name to simply, MUGLER but also brought back the art aspect of the brand. Not only creating wearable art for women but also men (ever since the launch of MUGLER's menswear line in January 2011.
Now for the designers who the 'clubkids' are likely to share a line with in a local pub toilet..
Ziad Ghanem The creativity, the experience, the adventure and thought process. It all creates not only an amazing story but also an atmosphere of eccentric art. He probably doesn’t give a shit about what people think, in fact the purpose of his creation is to portray the creative expression of each individual that hits the runway, without giving a fuck of the 'content' that make up an audience, very much proven in his recent 'AMERICAN GROTESQUE' private salon show for the showcase of his AW 12/13 collection. Kissing arse, you will often find that when Ziad Ghanem does have the decency to allow an audience, it will appear that our 'clubkids' of today tend to fill the room. Often dressed in samples of PVC (bought cheap) from a market or pure tack from the likes of Primark. However, we give the 'clubkids' our word when arguing that Ghanem's work is indeed an inspiration, an aspect of art and imagination, elements of which are considered when constructing an outfit, even for 'clubkids', apparently. In um.. short Ghanem never fails to mastermind creative expression by merging fashion, individuality, theatre and art into an embarrassment of emotion, cry away kiddies. Ziad’s shows have rapidly become the hottest ticket on the Fashion Week schedule, providing theatre, drama and a bold injection of creativity.' - no babe, an injection of smack is what’s needed to understand and appreciate the story behind his pieces!! Considered a fashion designer is sometimes an element of negativity, indeed the art that he portrays are aspects of costume and performance, concepts of which 'clubkids' today claim to relate to, instead they most definitely do not. Saying that, we’re not cussing the 'original clubkids’ with their up most attempt to dress themselves, honest.
Also KTZ, everybody’s wearing Kokon To Zai. No seriously, everyone. Willow smith, Lady Gaga, Jessie J, Grace Woodward, 2NE1.. wait who the fuck is that? It seems that after being established for so long, KTZ is finally getting the platform it deserves, having secured New Gen sponsorship for their A/W 09 collection, "Future Ghost Tribal" Designers Marjan Pejoski and Sasko Bezovski have once again made their hard-edged club kid pieces to portray influences and motifs; armour, coinage, studding, Aztec designs. KTZ latest collection - A/W 12 Inspiration: was non other than London Club Kids. This is one of their main influences along with tribalism. Designers behind KTZ had clearly taken a trip to the Highlands and come back with all the ingredients, kilts, jaunty berets, jagged stars and wrestler belts.
And lets not forget, the Boy that’s been through it all, our beloved Boy London, LEAVE THE BOY ALONE. Stephane Raynor is causing shit with BOY London. He uses controversial models with a bad attitude to promote his clothing. His iconic label BOY London in the 1970’s and it quickly became a hit with Punks and New Romantics. Raynor set up a stall on Kings Road called Acme Attractions whilst at that same time; Malcolm Maclaren and Vivienne Westwood were causing a stir with their Chelsea store SEX. It attracted everyone from Boy George to Patti Smith, and even spawned onto one of the capital’s greatest clubs for the cool clientele, ‘The Roxy’, which was opened by Acme Attractions’ accountant, Andy Czezowski. 1976 Raynor had closed down Acme Attractions, to focus on his clothing line BOY London. By mid 1980s the brand came alive, but by this time punk was dead and the coolest kids in town were kick-starting the New Romantic scene.
Raynor wants BOY London fans to ‘be something your parents are afraid of’. It’s all about being fearless. The BOY entourage sweep the streets late at night going from club to club, wearing not just the BOY label, but wearing the BOY attitude
‘You got to be a sick girl, you can’t be a pussy!’ You have to wear the attitude along with the clothing
These days Raynor runs a vintage store in London’s East End called Sick. The label has been revived with the help of Urban Outfitters, he teamed up to create a small range of BOY logo T-shirts. ‘BOY is the black leather jacket of fashion, it’s the darker side that people are interested in’. People wear the brand because they want to be a part of the history, and a part of something very big and very special.
But wait, RIHANNA? and JESSIE J wearing BOY??? Stephane Raynor really could not give two fucks about some celebrity who has been styled by a set of stylists. It’s about personal style. Not letting someone dress you. This attitude appeals to Clubkids because they each have their own individual creativity and dress themselves in whatever the fuck they want. Clubkids are the new PUNK, Raynor and Boy London have also teamed up with Clubkid club night Shabba Dabba Da creating wild parties ‘CLUB BOY.’ Here you find the best of the London Clubkids such as Naddy Sane and Daniel Lissmore, representing the label.
We also have designers like, Komakino, Elliot Joseph Rentz, Bol$hie, Charlie le Mindu and Dr. Noki. These labels/designers are likely to give and lend their clothes to well-known clubkids. It’s a close-knit community but if you're fabulous enough, you're welcome.
We can also look to they're 'friends', the models, photographers and stylists, here's a couple: Marc Jorden, Alis Pelleschci and Paul Joyce. Creative people enjoy each others company but you can’t help worrying they get a bit caught up in all the superficiality of that east London whirlwind? Hey guys, don't forget there's a war on and the 3rd world and that..
And lastly, and yes least; what the clubkids are actually wearing 77% of the time. Primark, Charity shop clothes, and making their own creations with materials from markets like Shepherds Bush… evidently poorly put together. Soz
We can also look to they're 'friends', the models, photographers and stylists, here's a couple: Marc Jorden, Alis Pelleschci and Paul Joyce. Creative people enjoy each others company but you can’t help worrying they get a bit caught up in all the superficiality of that east London whirlwind? Hey guys, don't forget there's a war on and the 3rd world and that..
And lastly, and yes least; what the clubkids are actually wearing 77% of the time. Primark, Charity shop clothes, and making their own creations with materials from markets like Shepherds Bush… evidently poorly put together. Soz
