London Fashion Week S/S2010 - Blow Presents...Charlie Le Mindu

LONDON FASHION WEEK S/S2010 - BLOW PRESENTS...CHARLIE LE MINDU

The Royal Festival Hall was awash with expectation, as after a surreal interjection of a Blue Peter presenter modelling his own creation, Charlie Le Mindu sent his first model down the runway. Continuing his dalliance with the avant-garde, Charlie's opening look consisted of a rhinestone embellished, Eiffel Tower headpiece which illuminated when pressed. The remaining looks of the collection elaborated upon the incorporation of human hair that Charlie utilised in his previous season's collection.

Flowing follicles of auburn, black and blonde cascaded from structured headpieces, and on occasion, were trimmed to cover whole dresses. A headpiece is nothing without an accompanying outfit, and complimenting Charlie's creations were latex all in one's in nude and black, anchored by towering platform boots. Perhaps unsuitable for a stroll to the shop, Charlie's show, in its uncompromising embrace of the experimental and his refusal to succumb to commercial demands and instead present his own unique vision, was an apt beginning to Blow's show and my own second day at Fashion Week. Images by Kinwai Cheung