Craig Green Men's Fall 2019 – London Fashion Week
Craig Green returns with his spiritually inspired humanist attire, please refer to previous reviews of his shows, for a complete Fall/Winter 2019 regalia. There is no doubt that Green captivates an audience when portraying his styles, especially drawing from various religious stylizations as an imprint into secular styles. And I feel this is needed, especially when organized religion, particularly Middle Eastern influenced monotheist and/or theoretic religions are intent on dividing civilization through its rigidity of belief. What is inspiring for an artist or designer is to fuse elements of ritual to philosophical thought or allow ritual to be fused to humanistic philosophy. Break it down, maybe even assist in reforming the archaic from all angles. To what reasons Green may have in fusing spirituality to fashion, whether devised as an influence. His originality shines through.
The UK is showing up with some astoundingly talented designers who have lasted the distance, Craig Green is one of them, the enthusiasm and now experiences of pushing forward with unique ideas in men's fashion is setting a precedence, that hopefully motivates the up-and-coming designers moving into the industry, despite how hard it will be to make a name for oneself. Avoid populism and embrace originality, as obscurity of uniqueness lasts for eternity.
Green's orthodox Jewish inspired tassels (Tzitzit) and what appears reclusive medieval monk inspired ropes maintain as a fixture for his Fall 2019 styles. Dangling from the of the models, as head pieces and various ornamented accessories. Tassels on men, especially set in ceremonial and military styles work so well as a defining aesthetic, but I wonder if it also creates a homogeneity of perspectives. A uniformed look. Which, both militarily and religious attire become over time, regardless, and as mentioned, it is the fusion of uniformity to individuality that the wearer can manipulate. To which Green's collections portray endless possibilities in mixing up and reworking styles under the designer's take on religious uniformity.
The use of nylon and polamide as stalwart set pieces to represent his outdoor wear enthusiasm, keeps the bases of Green's ship afloat. Mastering the techniques of folding and stitching into synthetic materials and setting onto models without the inflexible styles. Green is able to soften the effects of man-made fabrics, whilst mixing in wool (seen as plaid ceremonial style smocks), revealing a very masculine affair, which is appreciated – tough male styles should come back in vogue after the disastrous unisex 'branding' misfire of the last few years. Incredibly, whilst saying that, Green has made lace look tough, as a layered fold onto mesh inspired dystopia gym tops. Reworked blazers and coats, with a color palette that remains muted as dulled out neutral tones, black and white backdrops - with smidgen of illuminated green, blue, pink and red akin to the ultra violet spectrum. The after effects of nuclear fusion either natural or man-made.
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