Liam Hodges AW18: Punk, Comic Con and Mr Blobby
It may be London Fashion Week Men’s but why should we stick to the sartorial rule book?
This season, rising name Liam Hodges broke free from the industry’s trend-driven mindset and delivered a collection designed to offer ‘eternal youth’.
We’re talking the pre-millennium era with references to everything from New Wave to gabba rave.
Nineties television also proved a major influence with models sporting green, gunged locks and Mr Blobby polka dots. Yes, seriously.
While Comic Con also earned a reference in the show with hand-brushed prints emblazoned on shirts aplenty.
And this childlike spirit continued to shine in the footwear department, as Hodges teamed up with cult nineties brand Fila for a second season running.
Yet this time, the Disruptor II sneaker-boot was reimagined for the modern era with a rugged outsole.
But Hodges isn’t the first designer to shake up the stern-faced fashion scene this season, as Charles Jeffrey later threw a tantrum on the runway…
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