PHOTOGRAPHY Peter Pilotto BY ANNA BAUER
Report by David Hayes
Not that they’re pitching, but Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos sent out an assured collection that could set the curtains twitching along Rue Cambon…
Let’s play a quick game of fashion musical chairs. Imagine, just for a moment, if Peter Pilotto got the main gig at Chanel? Yes, I know what you are thinking, but bear with me. What would they do with all those classic tweeds, butter-soft leathers, gilt chains? Perhaps it would look something like their latest catwalk outing. In the tough concrete of Selfridges car park, the designer duo – that’s namesake Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos – sent out their most accomplished collection to date, patchworking light-as-air tweeds with random inserts of leather, slivers of metallic silver patent and a peppering of crystal studs into sleek tailoring with a savage edge. And those gilt chains? What better way to string a strap of fur across the body of a digital-print draped and folded dress? It was strong creative statement – but it also made perfect commercial sense. Cool and covetable? Maybe Mr Lagerfeld should be a little worried.
