Ashish AW16 at LFW

I've been following Ashish for years now. This fashion brand is consistently going from strength to strength, year after year. I remember creating a video review of an Ashish show in my first year of uni, I remember the outfits so well despite the time passing, and I remember their Topshop collaboration. Signature sequins are bound to make an appearance, and maybe I am biased, but every single time my socks are blown off. And this, my friends, is no exception. I was absolutely 'wow'ed within the first 30 seconds, and it just kept on coming. So I'll start out by showing you the very first look..

"It was inspired by a box of Crayola actually!" the designer told i-D backstage after the show. "I wanted it to be super-organised colour, but also it's a statement about being multicultural and embracing all the colours of the rainbow," he explained, noting that, "We do lots of diverse castings, but I thought it was quite funny to do one block-colour per girl, head to toe, very literally, and just do a crazy mish-mash rainbow celebration. In the end, I thought it was so beautiful the way it was like a colour wheel".

If you know me, you'll know of my obsession with all things holographic and iridescent, things that shimmer and reflect the spectrum of light. So obviously the Ashish AW16 show was incredibly pleasing in my eyes. It was nice to see the signature sweatpants look doused in a sea of sequins. And the predictably playful slogans such as "Gold Digger" making a brief appearance.

The variety of garments shows inspiration through several decades from the 50's to the present, from swing dresses to ball gowns to mini dresses, from sweat pants to structured sequin-soaked denim, from trench coats to fur coats dripping with sparkling sequins. If I've learnt one thing here, it's that Ashish can cover anything in sequins and make it look incredible.

When watching the show you also cannot help but notice the diversity of the models in comparison with many of the other high-profile catwalk shows. But Ashish is known for making political statements as far as race and diversity are concerned, I recall the SS15 show where black models were exclusively cast. Altogether it just makes for a visually interesting but also inspirational show, Ashish is setting the bar for all to see, demonstrating that the models are there to book.

Overall the show is just incredibly enjoyable to watch. The garments all look incredible, and the models look like they're having a great time in their cotton-candy afros and sparkly get-ups. 

Watch the show here...

Stay sassy x