As the dust began to settle around LC:M, it became clear that one designer had succeeded more than most in burning his distinctive aesthetic onto the retinas of a mainstream audience. With his chunky patent platforms, lycra-tight knitwear and bucket-shaped handbags, JW Anderson had cemented his reputation as the King of Androgyny by subverting the 'slutty secretary' stereotype that we've all come to know as female. Hot on his heels, Italian provocateur Donatella Versace showed her horny Western collection, chock full of Italian studs in backless chaps and gold-studded codpieces. It was like the Village People had headed to the desert for a pimped-up shootout. If the 'androgynous' debate is one that is referenced too obviously in menswear, this latest round of shows looks set to drag up the age-old argument; can men REALLY look good in skirts?
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| Image - Versace A/W '14, taken from Dazed Digital. |
