All Dolled up at Viktor & Rolf

Viktor & Rolf aren't known for their plays with subtlety. Last season, models strutted down the runway donning a knight-like theme with faces caked in red paint — which many critics found to be a bit jarring.

This season is all the glitz without the grit. The designer pair opted to show models with a more doll-like demeanor by dressing them in bright colors, structured silhouettes, and massive bright pink eyelashes, to boot. Each piece was either neon, metallic, or exceptionally oversized — and most were adorned with thick, decorative stitching.

Everything about the show was larger than life, and it gave the distinct impression of (very chic) paper dolls. While it was especially entertaining, the show may have missed the mark for the transition from runway to everyday fashion.

Text Corinna Fabre
Image Viktor & Rolf

'In Wolves Clothing Re-Imagining the Doll'

Showstudios was conceived on the idea of showcasing live, the process of the creation of fashion imagery. Having captured the creative processes of some of the worlds greatest designers, it seems obvious that when showstudios launched their shop it was equally going to be some thing fashionably unique and sensational. Offering exclusive one off creations by world renowned designers of fashion, film and stage, each store item would be, if you like, and as the people of Showstudios themselves describe it, 'the unprecedented opportunity to purchase a true piece of fashion history'. But the joy does not end there, to coincide with London Design festival 2010 Showstudios have curated an exhibition entitled 'In Wolves Clothing Re-Imagining the Doll'. Exploring the portrayal and concept of figurines in fashion, Contributions have been made by Victor and Rolf, Peter Jensen, Enchanted Doll and Knight himself to mention a few. These little treasures are up for purchase and running until the 30th of October at Bruton Place, London. Even if your purse doesn't stretch to it, your eye should.

Text Katriona Flynn