London Autumn/Winter '08

Giles
‘Restrained, with some drama for your bucks’ is how Giles Deacon described the look of his new collection. We thought we spotted a little aviation somewhere in there, strappy shoes were constructed with wing nuts (naturally, they were smothered in Swarovski crystals) and the life-jackets, that Deacon prefers to call Couture Puffas, were destined for first class.

The entire collection has a modern couture feel (the cloth of choice was duchess satin in jewelled tones) with zip-off godet round skirt hems, the fine gowns and the Fox stubby reborn in blue-black double duchess satin lazer-cut into matchsticks with tinged brown ends.

Deacon used the same technique with 16 different sized lozenges that snaked round a Victorian hobble skirt and for the fringing hanging off suede tea dresses and down the front of gowns.

Images: Catwalking.com