Giles, London Fashion Week AW'11

Giles showcased his collection this year in the Royal Courts of Justice, and the humour which is often seen in his work, was somewhat suppressed this season. He said of the show; “austere, not austerity. I thought about the nineteenth century obsession with female hysteria; something buttoned-up, but at the same time with something completely wild lurking underneath.” Clothes had a stark black and white theme, with reproduced prints of Delaroche's "The Execution of Lady Grey". “I liked the idea of the Fin de siècle and the Belle Epoque; of decadence, uncertainty and a golden period, with the notion of something new beginning from something old,” Giles stated. Photos: http://www.elleuk.com