Fashion's Weirdest Looks
What better way to resurrect the defining decade of the season – the ostentatious 80s - than by sticking retro candy-coloured, Pac Man-inspired helmets on your models? Giles did just that for his spring/summer 2009 show, with the help of milliner extraordinaire Stephen Jones.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=6624&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Giles’ spring/summer 2009 show</a>
Impractical but beautiful, grotesque but pioneering, some designers aren't happy to stick to traditional tailoring and classic cuts. From Alexander McQueen's armadillo shoes to dresses made of hair and furniture, brush up on your style history with GLAMOUR.COM's guide to the most bizarre creations from the world of fashion...
Viktor and Rolf’s Lighting Rigs
Bizarre – but also somewhat dangerous: kings of crazy Viktor & Rolf sent models down their autumn/winter 2007 catwalk in huge metal spotlight rigs (like being in your own personal Wembley concert, we imagine) and heavy, oversized wooden clogs.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/show.aspx/full-length-photos/id,4736 target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Viktor & Rolf’s autumn/winter 2007 show</a>
Alexander McQueen’s Armadillos
As seen in the real world in Lady GaGa’s Bad Romance video and on couture collector Daphne Guinness, these python skin, 8-inch - yes, you read that right - heels made waves in the fashion industry – with most of the buzz being about how on earth anyone could walk in them. (Answer: with very, very great difficulty for about 2 metres at a time.)
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/show.aspx/full-length-photos/id,8443 target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Alexander McQueen’s spring 2010 show</a>
PA PhotosAntonio Berardi’s Heel-Less Boots
Another pair to add to the bizarre footwear Hall of Fame, Antonio Berardi’s no-heel wonders – as seen on Victoria Beckham - were, according to reports, actually vaguely comfortable and easy to walk in, thanks to a heavy weight in the front platform.
Giles’ Feathered Helmet Dress
An oversized helmet dress covered in feathers definitely didn’t make it onto many fashionista’s summer shopping lists back in 2007, but it added an excited and unexpected twist to Giles’ collection of smart monochrome and marabou trim pieces.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=3863&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Giles’ spring/summer 2007 show</a>
Viktor & Rolf Do Pillow Talk
Seasons before the underwear-as-outerwear trend hit all of our wardrobes, Viktor & Rolf brought us their own take on boudoir dressing – complete with pillows and duvets! Models shuffled down the runway to the tune of Tori Amos playing a live set of bedtime-friendly ballads.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=2396&imageno=2&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Viktor & Rolf’s autumn/winter 2005 show</a>
Gareth Pugh’s Weird Wizard Of Oz
It definitely didn’t catch on as the headwear du jour, but this sparkling cube sure opened Gareth Pugh’s Wizard of Oz-inspired spring/summer 2008 show with a bang – quite literally, as the model emerged from a giant balloon that burst as the music began to play.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=5248&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Gareth Pugh’s spring/summer 2008 show</a>
Manish Arora’s Cute Carousel
Big-tops, elephant prints and Pierrot make-up took to the ring at Manish Arora’s circus-themed spring 2009 show, with the stand-out piece being this intricate, eye-popping carousel mini dress – as chosen by Katy Perry for one of her twelve outfit changes during her presenter stint at the MTV EMAs.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/celebrity-style/091106-katy-perrys-mtv-awards-outfits-.aspx?imageno=8&static<br/>target=_new><strong>CLICK TO SEE: Katy Perry wearing Manish Arora at the MTV EMAs</a>
Maison Martin Margiela’s Wig-Fest
Leather, denim, lace, cotton: who needs those boring old fabrics when you can make clothes out of hair?! The mysterious Maison Martin Margiela took coiffing to a whole new level in its spring/summer 2009 show, with wigs covering models’ faces and sewn into jackets and tops.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=6698&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Margiela’s spring/summer 2009 show</a>
Rex FeaturesAlexander McQueen’s Spray Painting Robots
Fashion transcended the borders of art in Alexander McQueen’s 1999 spring show, where two robots did their best graffiti-style effort on one of his white tube dresses, worn by a model spinning round on a wooden disc. Mesmerising stuff.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=8883&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Alexander McQueen’s last collection</a>
PA PhotosHussein Chalayan’s Furniture Collection
Autumn/winter 2000 saw visionary designer Chalayan making a statement on transience and the economic and political reasons behind the shifting people’s homes with pieces of furniture – which enchantingly turned into dresses when the models stepped into them and pulled them on. Cool, but not exactly comfortable.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=8869&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Hussein Chalayan’s latest show</a>
Giles’ Pac Man Helmets
What better way to resurrect the defining decade of the season – the ostentatious 80s - than by sticking retro candy-coloured, Pac Man-inspired helmets on your models? Giles did just that for his spring/summer 2009 show, with the help of milliner extraordinaire Stephen Jones.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=6624&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Giles’ spring/summer 2009 show</a>
Junya Wantanabe’s Mohicans
Okay, he’s not exactly known for wearable works, but the hedgehog-like mohawks that appeared in Junya Wantanabe’s punky spring collection in 2006 really were the height of bonkers.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=2824&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: Junya Wantanabe’s spring/summer 2006 show</a>
Undercover’s 2006 Straightjackets
Undercover took bondage to a whole new level with its faintly terrifying autumn 2006 line of straightjackets and masks. Luckily, underneath the deconstructed horror film costumes lay some highly chic and (believe it or not) wearable pieces.
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=3382&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show<br/>target=_new><strong>CLICK TO SEE: Undercover’s autumn/winter 2006 show</a>
PA PhotosGalliano’s Carnival Craziness
There have been so many, it’s hard to pick out John Galliano’s weirdest and most wonderful collection – anyone remember the Pirate collection? – but this infamous showman really gave our retinas a colour-popping treat for the spring season of 2003: tinsel wigs, yellow face paint, turquoise tights, gold Lurex, all in homage to 80s performance artist Leigh Bowery. And he called this Ready-To-Wear...!
<a href=https://beautysale.store/fashion/FashionGallery.aspx/full-length-photos/?id=720&imageno=1&source=FashionShow&showpicturetype=Show target=_new>CLICK TO SEE: John Galliano’s spring/summer 2003 show</a>
