Sid Neigum slashes patterns and adds volume for spring/summer 2017 shown at London Fashion Week in the form of strips, ties and knots, cutting old ideas to make them new again.
The designer plays with proportion through constraint and release and released the collection as the winner of the DHL Exported competition.
The collection is supported by Swarovski. This season sees the evolution of Sid Neigum’s signature modular origami designs, which use a building block or “module” to create repetitive structures.
| Henry Holland (r) on the front row at Sid Neigum spring/summer 2107 |
Neigum said: “This collection is about constraint, renewal, release, and empowerment.
“I started off thinking about inspirational women throughout history, Ernestine Rose, Marlene Dietrich, Simone de Beauvoir and imagining what these women would wear today.
"In a world crowded by celebrity, it is refreshing to remember those who fought for equality.”
Whereas in previous seasons modules were laser cut and comprised from double bonded nylon, this collection presents the concept of a Swarovski crystal as a module.
As a mathematician by nature and designer by nurture, Sid Neigum’s creative process is akin to a science experiment, whereby he develops a set of rules or constraints, executes these rules, and then examines and tweaks the resulting garments.
The look book features internationally acclaimed model Kirsten Owen, the embodiment of liberation and empowerment.
She, along with historical and contemporary female scientists, mathematicians and activists, is the ideal Sid Neigum woman.
